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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 many children is the Marquise raising?

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

3. Why does the Marquise pack up her belongings, as well as her children's things?

4. What has the Marquise sworn never to do again?

5. What does the Marquise's family hear about the Count as they try to decide how to thank him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Marquise refuse to do before leaving the house?

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

3. How does the story end?

4. How is the Marquise described?

5. Why does the Marquise call for a doctor?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of religion in the short story "The Earthquake in Chile." What religious elements and ideas are explored in this story? How do the characters view religion and God? In what way is God and God's wrath involved in the downfall of the protagonists?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the social rules which the characters of "The Marquise of O" must follow. How do the social rules in place affect the characters and their lives? How does the setting of the story influence the rules they must follow? How does the class in which these characters are a part of influence the rules they must follow?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of judgment in the short stories from "The Marquise of O, and Other Stories." What examples of judgment can be found in the story "The Marquise of O" and how do these examples affect the protagonist? What examples of judgment can be found in the story "The Earthquake in Chile"? How do these examples affect the protagonist?

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