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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. What is the relationship between Juliet and Christophe?

2. Who finds the thought of Marie being presented foolish until Marcel shows an interest in it?

3. Who seduces Marcel at the end of Section 1, Volume 1 of the book?

4. Whom is Marcel at the opera with when he spots his father in the audience?

5. How many years did Christophe go without speaking to his mother after arriving in Paris?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Christophe allows Bubbles to sit in his classroom for school?

2. How does Marcel react when he sees his father at the opera?

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

4. What does Christophe tell Marcel happened to him when he first arrived in Paris?

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

6. How is Marcel expelled from his school at the beginning of the book?

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

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

9. What happens when Christophe catches Marcel with his mother in Section 7, Volume 1?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the creation of progress that is presented in the book. What efforts do the book's characters make to create progress for their own success and who was most successful in this venture?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the concept of death that is presented in the book.

Part 1) What impact does Michael's death have on Christophe, and what can we learn about their relationship based on his actions?

Part 2) What impact does Philippe's death have on the women in his life, and how does it affect the children he left behind?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the portrayal of jealousy in the book. What can we learn about the danger and sorrow of jealousy based on the actions from characters like Cecile and Lisette in the book?

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