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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 does Hortense feel about her father?

2. What will Claude's baby daughter become one day?

3. What is the current state of Rose's family plantation?

4. What is Alexandre's overall demeanor in 'Madam'?

5. In what year does 'Citoyenne' begin?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 2

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 3

Analyze and interpret the relationship between Rose and Lazare. Under what circumstances do they meet? Does Rose feel any guilt for being with Lazare? Why or why not? How does the affair end?

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