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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 game do the Raquins play in "Chapter IV"?

2. How often does Laurent visit the morgue in "Chapter XIII"?

3. Why does Madam Raquin help Thérèse run a shop in Paris?

4. Why does Laurent continue to visit the shop after Camille's death?

5. How long does Madame Raquin own the shop before moving?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Thérèse's mourning like?

2. What happens when Thérèse meets the student?

3. In "Chapter II", how is Thérèse and Camille's marriage described?

4. What was Camille's childhood like?

5. What plan does Laurent come up with the kill Camille?

6. How does Thérèse act during the Thursday gatherings once she starts her affair with Laurent?

7. What does Thérèse feel she proves when Madame Raquin comes into her room in "Chapter VII"?

8. How does Laurent stage the boating accident?

9. Why do Thérèse and Laurent consider killing Camille in "Chapter IX"?

10. What happens the first time Camille invites Laurent over to his apartment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author use colors in his descriptive passages? What is important about this use of color?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author use internal monologue in this novel?

Essay Topic 3

Explore the way the class system in this novel works as a motivating factor. Why is this? Consider Laurent's desire to live an idle life.

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