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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 did Madame Fisher promise Karen in the letter in Part 2, Chapter 7?
2. What did Karen believe Madame Fisher was aware of in Part 2, Chapter 9?
3. In what manner was Max writing the letter in Part 2, Chapter 10?
4. Where did Karen and Max arrange to meet in Part 2, Chapter 8?
5. How long did Mrs. Michaelis convince Karen to wait for until she told Ray about Max?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Henrietta comfort Leopold in Part 3, Chapter 1?
2. How did Karen handle it when Max left for Paris?
3. What did Karen do upon arriving at the hotel in Part 2, Chapter 9 and why did she do this?
4. What did the letter from Madame Fisher say in Part 2, Chapter 7? How did Mrs.Michaelis react to the letter?
5. When Karen asked Max whether he could live 'here', what did she mean? What did Max think she meant?
6. What did Karen realize while walking through the town with Max in Part 2, Chapter 9?
7. Why did Karen cry in Part 2, Chapter 8 and how did her display of emotion affect her night with Max?
8. Describe the opening scene of Part 2, Chapter 5.
9. What did the letter from Uncle Bill say in Part 2, Chapter 7? How did Mrs.Michaelis react to the letter?
10. What did Karen think of her time at Madame Fisher's in Paris?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and interpret the secondary characters of the novel (Max, Madame Fisher, Mrs Michaelis, Ray). What are their defining character traits? What are their roles in the story?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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