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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. In what manner was Max writing the letter in Part 2, Chapter 10?

2. According to Karen's mother, why was Naomi a good match for Max?

3. What was the weather like during Karen and Max's rendezvous in Part 2, Chapter 9?

4. What did Mrs.Michaelis do to her bedroom furniture at the end of Part 2, Chapter 12?

5. What was by the phone when Karen returned home in Part 2, Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Karen cry in Part 2, Chapter 8 and how did her display of emotion affect her night with Max?

2. What did Karen think of her time at Madame Fisher's in Paris?

3. What was the reason that Karen and Max met in Boulogne?

4. What did Karen find Max doing in the morning in Part 2, Chapter 10?

5. When Karen asked Max whether he could live 'here', what did she mean? What did Max think she meant?

6. What does Madame Fisher tell Leopold about his past in Part 3, Chapter 2?

7. What did Karen realize while walking through the town with Max in Part 2, Chapter 9?

8. What happened at the end of Part 2, Chapter 6?

9. What did Karen and Max do on their rendezvous in Part 2, Chapter 8?

10. How does Leopold react to the news that his mother will not be visiting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 the metaphors in the novel "The House in Paris." What are some examples of metaphors in the novel? What are the meanings behind these metaphors?

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