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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 a voice instruct Rose to do in her vision in 'Citoyenne'?

2. How many of Marie's children have died?

3. Why is Rose not called to trial?

4. What prayer does Hortense say when stopping in an island church?

5. Why does Rose not want Alexandre to be appointed Minister of War in 'Citoyenne'?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the reunion of Rose and Eugene after having been separated for awhile in 'Citoyenne'?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What struggles and obstacles does Rose face throughout the novel? How do they affect her mentally and emotionally? Is she able to overcome them? If so, how?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Rose as a mother. Is Rose happy as a mother? Does she get along with her children? What struggles has she had to overcome in connection with her children? When have the children been the source of conflict between Alexandre and Rose?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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