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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 does Rose discover when Joseph awakens her in 'Mademoiselle'?

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

3. Why will Claire not allow Manette to go to Paris?

4. What is Alexandre's general opinion of Rose?

5. What is Rose's first opinion of Paris?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What fortune does Rose's sister, Catherine, receive from the fortune teller?

3. Why does Rose's Aunt Desiree make alterations to Rose's appearance?

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

5. How does Alexandre insult Rose in a letter in 'Vicomtese'?

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

7. Who is Rose's first child?

8. What is Alexandre's position on his affair with Laure?

9. Who is Fanny and what does she think about Rose's state of mind in the year after Rose's wedding?

10. Why is Rose so unhappy on her birthday in 'Mademoiselle'?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Rose's money problems in the novel. Why does Rose experience money problems? How does Alexandre and her father make her financial situation worse? What does Rose do to try and make some money? Is she successful?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of destiny in the novel. What examples of the belief in destiny can be found in the novel? Does Rose believe in destiny and fate? What is she told by a fortune teller as a child? Does her fortune come true? What other characters are told their fortunes? Do these fortunes come true?

Essay Topic 3

What struggles and obstacles does Rose face throughout the novel? How do they affect her mentally and emotionally? Is she able to overcome them? If so, how?

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