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

2. What did Mirabeau want to create that would include the royal family?

3. What important person dies at the end of this section?

4. What does Erickson say Antoinette was probably worried about during the assembly?

5. Who were the first group to call for Louis' execution?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the crowds react to seeing Antoinette and her family at the end of this section?

2. How do Antoinette get caught?

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

4. How did the crowds react to the king calling in the military?

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

6. What is life like for Antoinette and her family in chapter twenty three?

7. What was the National Assembly?

8. Why does Antoinette want to get away from Paris?

9. Why does Louis insist on staying with his family?

10. How was the assembly made up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Discuss the values of the 1780s.

In what ways are the characters a product of their time?

How does the book express the changes France was going through at the time?

Does modern society share any values with 1780s France?

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