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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. How does Laurent initiate the affair with Thérèse?

2. Why does the narrator say Madame Raquin become Thérèse's guardian?

3. How does Laurent treat Thérèse in front of Camille and his mother?

4. Why does Thérèse go to her aunt in "Chapter XIV"?

5. In "Chapter I", what does the old woman do in the shop?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Camille leaves to get champagne in "Chapter VI"?

2. What happens when Camille's body ends up in the morgue?

3. How does Laurent manage to throw Camille in the water?

4. In "Chapter IV", what is the Thursday gathering like at the Raquin apartment?

5. In "Chapter X", what crimes are discussed?

6. How do Thérèse and Laurent feel about killing Camille in "Chapter IX"?

7. How did Thérèse end up with Madame Raquin?

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

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

10. Why does Laurent visit the morgue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Follow Thérèse and Madame Raquin's relationship throughout this novel. How is it developed? What themes are explored through this relationship?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author use foreshadowing in this novel? Is it effective? Why or why not? Consider the descriptive passages before Camille's death, like when Laurent is painting his portrait.

Essay Topic 3

How is guilt a theme in this novel?

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