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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. About what does Ernest worry while on vacation?

2. How does Ernest behave on their vacation?

3. What do Ernest and Hadley do when the lease on the villa ends?

4. Where is Hadley when she goes into labor?

5. What does the narrator say about Ernest's career at this point?

Short Essay Questions

1. What deal did Hadley offer Ernest?

2. Why do Ernest and Hadley decide to return to Paris?

3. What did Ernest tell Hadley when he called about writing his memoir?

4. How does Ernest meet F. Scott Fitzgerald and what does Ernest think of Zelda?

5. Why did Hadley set sail for the United States with Bumby?

6. What evidence of success did Ernest have?

7. Where do Ernest, Hadley, and Bumby go and how was the trip?

8. What did Hadley do with her son before settling into a home in the United States?

9. What surprises Hadley about Ernest's new book and what is his explanation about it?

10. What happens that makes Hadley realize she had to do something about her life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As a young girl, Hadley accidentally fell out of an upstairs window and was flat on her back for months recovering. During that time, she came to love reading. Her's father's alcoholism worsened as did his depression which led to his suicide. He shot himself in the head in his study. The house was in chaos and Hadley grieved the loss wishing she had known him better. Hadley became depressed making her family fear that she may be at risk for suicide herself.

1. How do you think being laid up for so long as a young girl affected Hadley's life and her personality? Use examples from your own life and the book to support your answer.

2. How do you think having an alcoholic in a family affect the children of the family? How does it change family dynamics? Use examples from your own life and the book to support your answer.

3. Do you think it would be normal for a person to become depressed in Hadley's situation? Discuss in depth why or why not. Use examples from your own life and the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Many novels, and perhaps a majority, of novels ends on a happy note. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think many (most?) people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why not?

2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of The Paris Wife and whether or not it fulfills all three, two or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why The Paris Wife is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.

3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in The Paris Wife? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in The Paris Wife, including why you believe it is foreshadowing. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from The Paris Wife and your own life to support your opinion.

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