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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Again under the spell of Paris, what does Claude do?
2. What tragedy strikes the Lantier household one night?
3. What distresses Christine when Claude returns home from the Salon?
4. After finally getting Claude back in bed, what happens in Claude's head?
5. Why is Christine under so much nervous tension after they get back to Paris?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay of at least two typed, double-spaced pages on the topic of art in the grotesque. Discuss how the painting of the Dead Child is, in fact, a serious work of art. How does this address the idea that the purpose of art is not limited to being pretty. How should a person look at a work like the Dead Child? Why would Claude, the artist, not understand how such a painting could be ignored and dismissed?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay of at least two typed, double-spaced pages on the topic of Foreshadowing Claude's Death. In Chapter 11, there are passages where Sandoz fears for Claude's life, Christine has a "dread she dared not put into words," and Claude recognizes "desire hovering on the brink of blissful death." With those as the main points of the essay, write about what each of them means as a foreshadowing.
Essay Topic 3
Write a critique of the novel. Discuss Zola's style and use of language, giving specific examples. Include the autobiographical nature of Sandoz as Zola himself. Express how you feel about the suspense of the novel and whether it makes you not want to put it down. Conclude with your recommendation for others to read THE MASTERPIECE.
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