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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 upon returning to the convent in 'Madam'?

2. What position does Eugene apprentice as?

3. With whom does Rose speak about her marital situation in 'Madam'?

4. Who is the French king who is beheaded in January of 1793?

5. What favor does the Comtesse de Montmorin ask of Rose in 'Citoyenne'?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the situation regarding Rose's filing for a legal separation from Alexandre?

2. What effect does the turmoil in France have on Rose's life in 'Citoyenne'?

3. Who is Emilie and what role does she have in Rose's family?

4. Why does Alexandre have Eugene removed from the convent without Rose's knowledge?

5. Why does Rose not terminate Agathe even though she feels she is spying on her?

6. What is the encounter between Rose and William Browden like in 'Madam'?

7. Why does Rose leave the island prior to an invasion by the English?

8. What big favor does Rose ask of her friends, Princess Amalia and her brother, Frederick in 'Citoyenne'?

9. Why would people refer to Eugene as a "dauphin"?

10. What ploy does Alexandre use in an attempt to change Rose's attitude toward him in their legal matters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret Rose. How does Gulland's portrayal of Rose differ from the real historical figure? What are Rose's defining character traits? What are her major goals in life?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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