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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 does Laurent tell the rescuers Camille was doing before he fell in the water?

2. At the end of "Chapter III", how much time does the narrator say has passed since the Raquins obtained the shop in Paris?

3. Who did Michaud used to work for?

4. How does Thérèse know Laurent?

5. Why does Laurent say he lost the financial support of his father?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Thérèse change when Laurent becomes a regular guest in "Chapter V"?

2. Why doesn't Laurent make his living as a painter?

3. Why does Laurent visit the morgue?

4. What was Camille's childhood like?

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

6. How did Madame Raquin react when Camille said he wanted to move to the city?

7. What happens when Thérèse meets the student?

8. What does Laurent do after Camille's death?

9. What happens when Laurent begins painting Camille's portrait?

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

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.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the role between love and marriage in the society of "Thérèse Raquin".

Essay Topic 3

What role does religion play in this novel?

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