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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 news does Eugene bring Rose about Alexandre in 'Citoyenne'?

2. Why does Rose's mother think that Mimi should be sold?

3. Who does Tallien tell Rose that he is in love with in 'Citoyenne'?

4. Who is Laura Longpre?

5. What have most of Rose's family's profits gone to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why are her finances a constant subject of concern for Rose throughout her life?

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

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

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

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

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 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 genre of the novel. What is the genre of the novel and what are the elements of this kind of genre? What are some other titles of the same genre? What do these works have in common?

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