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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 did the crowd react to the King's oath at the Bastille celebrations?

2. On what condition does King Louis say he would come to Paris?

3. Why do members of the royal family and noblemen want to escape France?

4. For which estate does the King choose the members?

5. What two countries did it look likely France would go to war with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the climate of the court changing?

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

3. What problems are France having in this section?

4. What problems does the King cause in Paris?

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

6. Describe the scandal with Cardinal Rohan?

7. What was life like in Paris in 1790?

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

9. Why is Mirabeau important to the king?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the differences between novel and biography formats. What are the main elements of a novel? What are the main elements of an biography? What can novelists express that an biographer cannot? How can biographies keep to the facts while still maintaining a level of entertainment?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

How did the the economic problems in France contribute to the intense political situation at the end of the book? How could the upper classes have avoided this situation? Were the upper classes entirely to blame for the problems?

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