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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's brother tell her as she is leaving the house?

2. Why does the family try to persuade the Count to stay at the house?

3. Why does the Count want to marry the Marquise?

4. What happens to the Marquise during the attack?

5. What does the paperwork that the Count gives to the Marquise state?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Count share about his experiences since he saw the family last?

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

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

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

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

6. Why does the Marquise call for a doctor?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the genre of the collection "The Marquise of O, and Other Stories." Does the author always write in this genre? What are the elements of this genre? What are some other works of the same genre?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the woman's place in the short story "The Marquise of O". Who are the female characters of the story? How is their behavior affected by the social rules of the time period in regards to women, both married and unmarried?

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