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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. Which queen is executed in October of 1793?

2. In what environment does Alexandre not want Eugene to be raised in?

3. What ethnic group is the woman who Rose moves in with at Rue Saint-Dominique?

4. In what year does 'Citoyenne' begin?

5. What does Rose discover upon returning to the convent in 'Madam'?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the marriage between Rose and Alexandre. What does Rose think of Alexandre before they marry? Does her opinion of him change as the years go on? How does Alexandre treat Rose during their marriage? What leads Rose to her decision to separate from Alexandre?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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