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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. Who will one day adopt Claude's baby daughter?

2. How does Hortense feel about her father?

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

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

5. What does Rose have a vision of while in prison?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What ploy does Alexandre use in an attempt to change Rose's attitude toward him in their legal matters?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What big favor does Rose ask of her friends, Princess Amalia and her brother, Frederick in 'Citoyenne'?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Rose's early life in Trois-Ilets. Was this a happy time in Rose's life? Why or why not? How does Rose's time in Trois-Ilets compare to her life in Paris?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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