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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Juliet react when Marcel declines her attempt at seducing him in Section 5, Volume 1?

2. Why does Christophe not speak with his mother for a long time after arriving in Paris?

3. Whose boarding house does the father of a girl that died stay in Section 4, Volume 1?

4. Christophe tells Marcel that his guardian took something when he first arrived in Paris. What was it?

5. What does Christophe do to Marcel when he catches him with Juliet in Section 7, Volume 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Marcel's mother react to news that he was expelled from school?

2. How are Marcel's thoughts described on his first day of school?

3. Why does Juliet ask Marcel to read some letters from her son for her?

4. What happens when Anna Bella seeks comfort from Marcel after Michael's death?

5. What does Anna Bella ask of Richard regarding Marcel in Section 4, Volume 1?

6. What does Philippe ask Richard to do after a child's wake in Section 4, Volume 1?

7. What is the nature of Marcel and Richard's conversation regarding Marie at the end of Section 5, Volume 1?

8. How is Marcel and Christophe's first meeting described?

9. What happens to the diaries Jean Jacques promises Marcel after he dies?

10. What does Jean Jacques teach Marcel regarding his people?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the portrayal of Europe in the book. How did the author present Europe as a more tolerant place and why do so many of the book's characters believe they will prosper if given the chance to escape there?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the portrayal of relationships between parents and children in the book. Why do you think the author presented so many flawed relationships between parents and children in the book, and what impact might these poor relationships have on the actions of the younger generation characters?

Essay Topic 3

The concept of marriage has a truly flawed portrayal throughout the book.

Part 1) How do white gentlemen appear to view marriage, especially considering Philippe and Aglae's marriage?

Part 2) What does marriage appear to represent to older women of color like Cecil and Madame Elsie based on their actions to marry off Marie?

Part 3) Why do you think marriage is presented more as a business arrangement than for love so often in the book?

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