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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. Who taught Henrietta how to tell fortunes?

2. What is Karen's surname?

3. How does Henrietta describe Madame Fisher's way of talking?

4. What does the reader learn of Henrietta's grandmother and older sister in Part 1, Chapter 2?

5. Who does Henrietta compare her sister's broken heart to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Karen engaged to and how did she feel about this engagement?

2. What does Henrietta think about after leaving Madame Fisher's room in Part 1, Chapter 5?

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

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

5. What did Karen tell Violet during their conversation about Karen's engagement?

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

7. What does the letter that Leopold finds in Part 1, Chapter 3 from Henrietta's grandmother say?

8. How are Karen's uncle and aunt described?

9. What subjects do Henrietta and Madame Fisher talk about in Part 1 Chapter 4?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of motherhood in the novel "The House in Paris." Who are the principal maternal characters in the novel? What are prominent mother-child relationships in the novel? How do these relationships affect the plot and the lives of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the imagery that Bowen uses in "The House in Paris." What are some examples of imagery in the novel? What themes or ideas do these examples represent?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Bowen's use of irony. What are the different types of irony? Are there examples of each type in the novel? What are some examples of irony in the novel? What do these examples mean?

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