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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 the Count shock the Marquise's brother?

2. How does "The Marquise of O-" conclude?

3. What does the Count claim when he visits the family?

4. Why does the Marquise not believe the doctor when he says she is pregnant?

5. What does the Marquise's father do willingly during the attack?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Count tell the family, which surprises them?

2. What does the Count do after visiting the Marquise's family?

3. During dinner with the Marquise and her family, what does the Count tell them about?

4. What happens to the Marquise's family because of the war?

5. What is the Marquise doing at the beginning of the story?

6. How does the Count shock the Marquise's brother?

7. Why does the Marquise call for a doctor?

8. What does the Marquise's mother do to prompt a reconciliation between the Marquise and her father?

9. Why does the Count want to marry the Marquise, and how does she feel about the idea?

10. What does the doctor tell the Marquise, and how does the Marquise react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of revenge in the short story "The Foundling". Who seeks revenge? How and why do these characters seek revenge? How does their desire for revenge affect their lives and the plot in general?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of mercy in "The Marquise of O, and Other Stories." Who shows mercy for others? Which characters receive mercy from others? Why are these characters in need of mercy from others? Which characters are merciless, and how does this affect others?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character Piachi from the short story "The Foundling." What are his defining character traits and what is his background? How does this character change or develop as the story progresses? What are the reasons for this change? What is his fate?

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