View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Benoit wake up to?

2. Where does Celestin agree to take Mathilde?

3. How do Poux and Mathilde get along?

4. When did Gunther Weiss die?

5. Which of the following literary terms best describes how this novel ends?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do you feel about the premise of throwing condemned men out into the middle of the battle where they will be killed by enemy fire? Why do you feel this way? What do you think should have happened to the condemned men?

Essay Topic 2

Do you think Pire earned the painting? Why or why not? Is a painting enough of a reward for working for someone? Why or why not? Would you complete work for someone for a material object? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Was the conclusion of the appropriate or inappropriate? Why or why not? If you were the author, how would you have chosen to end this story? Why would you choose this way?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 291 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample