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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 Naomi reveal to Karen during her visit in Part 2, Chapter 12?

2. What did both Karen and Max believe Naomi knew as of Part 2, Chapter 10?

3. What did Karen's mother discover in Part 2, Chapter 11?

4. How did Naomi, Max and Karen feel around each other in Part 2, Chapter 5?

5. What country did Leopold live in first?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Karen handle it when Max left for Paris?

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

5. What is the state of Madame Fisher's health in Part 3, Chapter 2?

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

7. What did Karen do upon arriving at the hotel in Part 2, Chapter 9 and why did she do this?

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

9. After confessing to her mother about her plans with Max, what did Mrs.Michaelis convince Karen to do?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

What happens at the end of the novel "The House in Paris"? Is everything resolved? Are there any surprises at the end of the novel? What happens to the principle characters?

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