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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 was Madame de Noailles position at the court?

2. How does Erickson say Artois treated his brother in public?

3. What did Antoinette stop doing after Joseph's visit?

4. What country is Jacques Necker from?

5. What is Necker's position in the court?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Erickson describe Louis?

2. What does Maria Theresa want the servants to discuss with their children?

3. Why was Madame Antoinette a constant cause of frustration for her governess Madame de Noailles?

4. Why were the French courtiers a target for fraudsters?

5. Why was Antoinette singled out for her lavish lifestyle?

6. What major problem is highlighted in this section?

7. What did Joseph think about the French court?

8. How do Maria Theresa and Francis of Lorraine dress their children?

9. What did people think about the way Antoinette reacted to the possibility of becoming queen?

10. How does Antoinette's life change dramatically in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the decline in Marie Antoinette's popularity. How did the French public first receive Marie Antoinette? Why did public opinion turn against Marie Antoinette? What do you think Marie Antoinette could have done to change public opinion in her favor?

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