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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. How long will Rose's petition take in 'Madam'?

2. What is Rose's husband's position?

3. Which palace is converted into a prison in 'Citoyenne'?

4. Where does Marie's daughter go to stay in 'Madam' in order to give Marie a chance to grieve?

5. Who is the brother of Rose's new friend in 'Citoyenne'?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Rose bear such guilt over Amalia and Frederick's failed second attempt to escape to England?

7. What message is delivered when Rose hears a voice while in prison?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the setting of the novel; Paris during the French Revolution. What are some of the characteristics of this time period? How does this time period shape the novel? Is the novel an accurate portrayal of how life would have been for the upper class during the French Revolution? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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