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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. From what shop does Ben buy a fan for the concierge?

2. How does the novel gloss "maussade"?

3. How does Sophie order her steak?

4. Which of Nick and Ben's friends had a drug incident in Berlin?

5. What brand of dress does Mendelson give Jess?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Ben and Nick bribe a Hungarian guard?

2. In his altercation with Antoine, how does Nick try to comfort himself?

3. What reason does Irina have for having come to France?

4. To what does Ben call attention that gives Sophie concern about the concealment of her origins?

5. What question does Jess inadvertently voice to Nick in the roof garden (146)?

6. What reason does the concierge give for continuing to work for the Meunier family?

7. How does Mimi costume herself for the party?

8. What does Sophie note is her usual restaurant order?

9. For what cause does Sophie note she is willing to "forgive anything" (215)?

10. Why, per Sophie, does Jacques seek a second wife where he does?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

References to particular software platforms and businesses in the novel set it in a specific point in time. How might the novel have been different if set in another major cultural moment, such as the 1970s, 1980s, or 1990s? Why would it have been different in those ways?

Essay Topic 2

Much is made of the Parisian setting of the bulk of the novel. How might the novel have been different if set in another major world city, such as New York City, London, Los Angeles, Shanghai, or Rome? Why would it have been different in those ways?

Essay Topic 3

What function is served by the sections of the text (Prologue and Friday; Saturday; Sunday; Monday; and A Week Later, Epilogue, and Back Matter) starting with the character perspectives they do? How is that function served?

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