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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 has Leopold lived with throughout his life?

2. What does the reader learn of Henrietta's mother in Part 1, Chapter 2?

3. What is the name of Henrietta's sister?

4. How is Madame Fisher's bedroom described?

5. What is Henrietta's grandmother's surname?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the reader learn of Henrietta's family in Part 1, Chapter 2?

2. What does Leopold find in Miss Fisher's handbag in Part 1, Chapter 3?

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

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

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

6. How does Leopold begin to see Henrietta after they agree that Miss Fisher is insane?

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

8. Why did Karen go to Ireland?

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

10. Who did Karen meet on the ferry in Part 2, Chapter 3? What did these two characters talk about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the deaths in the novel "The House in Paris." What deaths take place throughout the narrative? What purpose might these deaths serve? How do the principle characters react to these deaths and how do they affect their lives?

Essay Topic 2

A major theme of the novel is appearance versus reality. What are some examples of this from the novel? Give examples of the discrepancies between a character's appearance and the reality of their emotions or beliefs.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the relationship between Karen and Max. What does Karen believe her feelings for Max are at first? How do her feelings change as Part 2 progresses? What takes place between Max and Karen in Part 2? How does her affair with Max change her life?

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