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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 name of the girl whose father sends Marcel a marriage proposal in Section 13, Volume 2?

2. What is the name of the girl Philippe first marries?

3. Whose parents lock him/her in an attic in Section 14, Volume 3 of the book?

4. Why does Vincent not visit his new child with Anna Bella frequently?

5. What does Cecile tell Marie she has been envious of since Marie's birth?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Vincent react when he finds out Anna Bella is pregnant?

2. Why does Marcel choose not to visit Anna Bella in Section 8, Volume 1?

3. How is the physical fight between Lisette and Cecile described?

4. How is Marie's coffee visit at the Lermontant house described?

5. What decision does Anna Bella come to regarding her love life at the end of Section 8, Volume 1?

6. What does Aglae discover regarding her husband's finances in Section 9, Volume 2?

7. What happens when Aglae attends Philippe's wake?

8. How is the gift Philippe gives to Marie in Section 8, Volume 1 described?

9. What happens when Marcel offers himself to Christophe?

10. How does Rudolphe react when he is not allowed to vote?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Inequality is a leading theme presented at the very beginning of the book to the end.

Part 1) How are women and men portrayed an unequal in the book, regardless of race?

Part 2) What role does race appear to play in the presence of inequality in the book?

Part 3) Why is there a presence of inequality present in members of the same race and what factors are present to explain this?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the presence of violence in the book. How do characters like Philippe and Cecile use violence as a way of controlling others in the book and what does this say about the nature of their character?

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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