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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. What does Madame Fisher tell Leopold about his father in Part 2, Chapter 2?

3. What did Karen mean when she asked Max if he could live "here" in Part 2, Chapter 9?

4. How did Karen get back to London in Part 2, Chapter 11?

5. What do Leopold and Madame Fisher do when a visitor arrives downstairs in Part 3, Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Henrietta comfort Leopold in Part 3, Chapter 1?

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

3. What news did Naomi tell Karen when she visited in Part 2, Chapter 12? What news did Karen tell Naomi?

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

5. What did the letter from Uncle Bill say in Part 2, Chapter 7? How did Mrs.Michaelis react to the letter?

6. Describe the opening scene of Part 2, Chapter 5.

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

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

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

10. How did Karen discover that her mother knew she was lying in Part 2, Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the motifs in the novel "The House in Paris." What is the meaning behind the letter motif? The house motif? The Charles the Monkey motif? What others motifs are there?

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