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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. Why was war the last thing France needed?

2. Why does Louis refuse to escape with Axel?

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

4. What attracts Antoinette to Axel?

5. Who petitioned the Assembly to depose of King Louis?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the climate of the court changing?

2. What part of the plan to escape does Antoinette initiate in this section?

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

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

5. How do Antoinette and her family plan to escape in this section?

6. What was the National Assembly?

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

8. How is the political situation changing at the beginning of chapter twenty eight?

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

10. Describe the scandal with Cardinal Rohan?

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

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Marie Antoinette's upbringing. What kind of character did Antoinette's parents try to instill in her? In what way did she go against her upbringing? What effect did this have on her life and popularity with the public?

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