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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 does Henrietta think of Leopold's determination?

2. How is Bill's wife described?

3. Why did Naomi arrive early at Karen's home in Part 2, Chapter 4?

4. What does Henrietta take a moment to do after leaving Madame Fisher's room in Part 1, Chapter 5?

5. Who has just arrived from England in Part 1, Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Henrietta learn of Leopold's father in Part 1, Chapter 4?

2. What does Miss Fisher tell Henrietta of the other house guest during the taxi ride?

3. What did Ray's letter to Karen in Part 2, Chapter 2 ask for and how did Karen respond to the letter?

4. What is Henrietta's initial impression of Paris?

5. What does Leopold do that causes both he and Henrietta to become nervous at the end of Part 1 Chapter 2?

6. What does the letter that Leopold finds in Part 1, Chapter 3 from Leopold's aunt say?

7. Why did Karen go to Ireland?

8. What does Henrietta do for Leopold after he finds a deck of cards?

9. How did Karen feel during her stay at Mount Iris?

10. During Karen's conversation with Naomi, what was revealed about Naomi and her anxieties and insecurities?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the motif of betrayal in the novel "The House in Paris." Who betrays whom in the novel, and why? How do these examples of betrayal affect the lives of the principal and secondary characters?

Essay Topic 2

A theme of the novel is Frenchness versus Englishness. What are some examples of this theme that relates to setting, character, and plot? How does this theme relate to the themes of appearance versus reality and the desire to live a passionate life?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Bowen's use of time as a plot device. Why does she go from past to present and how does this effect the narrative? What does the reader learn by going back in time in Part 2?

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