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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 does the Marquise wish to do when she wakes up after the attacks?

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

3. What does the Count tell the family about during dinner?

4. What did the vision remind the Count of?

5. What does the Marquise request when she writes to her parents?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens soon after the family hears of the Count's death?

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

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

4. What happens following the attack?

5. How does the Marquise's father react when he hears that the Marquise is with child?

6. What happens while the family are trying to think of a way to show their gratitude to the Count?

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

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

9. How does the story end?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of social damnation in the short stories "The Marquise of O" and "The Earthquake in Chile." In what way and for what reasons are the protagonists in "The Marquise of O" and "The Earthquake in Chile" socially banished or damned? How does this social damnation affect the protagonists and the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relationship between the Marquise and Count F. What are their initial opinions of each other? How does the Marquise's opinion of the Count change? What does the Count do to the Marquise that leads her to view him as a villainous character?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the elements of mystery which von Kleist employs throughout the short story "The Marquise of O". What techniques does von Kleist use to create a sense of mystery and intrigue? What plot points are surrounded with mystery? Does the reader learn the truth in the end?

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