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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 Erickson say Antoinette was probably worried about during the assembly?

2. What is the name of the palace in Paris Louis and his family move into?

3. What did the King buy Antoinette for a gift?

4. What did the Parisian do whenever Antoinette came into sight?

5. Why did the King storm out of the Paris parliament?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the King, Antoinette and Necker all act in the assembly?

2. Describe the scandal with Cardinal Rohan?

3. Why do the Jacobins call for Louis's execution?

4. How does Antoinette try to protect herself from attack?

5. What was life like in Paris in 1790?

6. How do Antoinette and her family plan to escape the Tuileries?

7. Why is Mirabeau's death a huge blow for the King?

8. How does France celebrate the one year anniversary of the Bastille invasion?

9. Why is Mirabeau important to the king?

10. How do things start to get worse for Antoinette at the end of this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Why was Necker so popular with the French public? What effect did his resignation have on the French revolution? What would have happened if he had stayed as finance minister?

Essay Topic 3

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

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