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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. For what does Rose sue Alexandre?

2. Which expense does Alexandre pay for, relieving Rose of further financial burden in 'Madam'?

3. What does Alexandre want in exchange for giving Rose anything she wants in 'Madam'?

4. Where is Rose's family's plantation located?

5. Who does Rose ask to accompany her to visit Marie in 'Madam'?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Rose afraid for Alexandre regarding his new position in 'Citoyenne'?

3. Why does Claire believe that Mimi should be sold?

4. Why is Alexandre once again absent from the family in 'Citoyenne'?

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

6. What does Rose learn about the profits from the family's plantation business?

7. Why does Rose feel compelled to move out of her home in 'Madam'?

8. What is Hortense's reaction to Alexandre upon her return to Paris?

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

10. Why do Rose and Hortense make a trip to Rose's family's plantation home in 'Madam'?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of family in the novel "The Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B". Who are Rose's family members? What sort of relationship does she have with each one? Is family important to Rose? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the career of the author of the novel "The Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B". Sandra Gulland. What other works has she written? Does she write in other genres? Is she respected in the literary world? What are some of the characteristics of her writing?

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