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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. Why is Rose not called to trial?

2. What is a source of constant trouble for Rose?

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

4. What favor does Rose ask of Princess Amalia and Frederick in 'Citoyenne'?

5. What does Madam Croy tell Rose about her daughter in "Madam'?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Alexandre so angry when he learns that Rose has sent the children to England in 'Citoyenne'?

3. What is the particular sadness Rose feels while leaving the island in 'Madam'?

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

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

6. Why are her finances a constant subject of concern for Rose throughout her life?

7. Why are Alexandre and Rose under greater scrutiny due to an act by Alexandre's brother, Francois?

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

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

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

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

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

Analyze the tone of the novel "The Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B". How does Gulland convey this tone? Does the tone change at any point in the novel? If so, what events prompt this change?

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