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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 ask Mimi to get for Catherine while she is dying?

2. Who is Desiree?

3. What fashion trick does Rose learn in ''Vicomtese'?

4. What is the name of the daughter who Justine gives birth to in 1781?

5. Where does Uncle Trascher live?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How has Rose's parent's marriage colored Rose's opinion of marriage?

5. With whom does Rose first fall in love?

6. What is Rose's first perception of Paris?

7. Who is Rose's first child?

8. Describe Rose's family.

9. What are some of the places or events that Rose attends in an attempt to stave off boredom?

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

Describe the conclusion of the novel "The Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B". What happens at the end of the novel? Are there any unanswered questions? Are there any surprises at the end of the novel? Does the ending stay true to the real historical events? Why might Gulland have chosen to end the story where she does?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the real historical figures which Gulland depicts in the novel. Who are they? Does Gulland depict these figures accurately? Does she change any elements of their lives to further the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of adultery in the novel. How does Rose feel about Alexandre's extramarital affairs? Why does she agree to look after his illegitimate children? What compels Rose to take on a lover of her own? How does Rose's father's dalliances affect her?

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