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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 fashion trick does Rose learn in ''Vicomtese'?

2. Where is Eugene born?

3. What is an important theme in this book?

4. Which of the following characters is Rose's sister?

5. How old is Rose as she writes in her diary?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Rose and Alexandre perceive each other on their first meeting?

2. Who is the son of the Marquis and why is he so intent on marrying?

3. Who is Rose's first child?

4. How does the novel " The Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B" begin?

5. What does Rose learn from a fortune teller in 'Mademoiselle'?

6. What news does Rose's Uncle Tascher bring one day in 'Mademoiselle'?

7. How is it evident that Rose is homesick?

8. What devastating news does Mimi tell Rose about Alexandre?

9. When Alexandre accepts a position in Martinique, why does he not take Eugene or Rose with him?

10. With whom does Rose first fall in love?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the death motif in the novel "The Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B". Who dies in the novel and why? How do these deaths affect Rose, particularly the death of her first husband, Alexandre?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Rose as a mother. Is Rose happy as a mother? Does she get along with her children? What struggles has she had to overcome in connection with her children? When have the children been the source of conflict between Alexandre and Rose?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the conflicts of the novel "The Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B". What are some examples of conflict in the novel? How do these conflicts involve and affect Rose? How are these conflicts resolved?

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