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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 Lucy spend time doing when the students are gone for the summer?

2. When Ginevra and Lucy are going to the speech, what comment does Ginevra make about her and Lucy both going to visit the de Bassompierre's?

3. How does Mr. Home respond to the news that Lucy is a teacher?

4. After the play, who scolds Ginevra for being without her shawl?

5. Who is the actress in the play that impresses Lucy with her drama and passion?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lucy feel about to returning to La Rue Fossette after her illness?

2. How does Lucy view Isidore?

3. How does Paulina act when Mr. Home returns to the Bretton's in the beginning of the novel?

4. Why does Lucy get sent to the garret by M. Paul?

5. What happens to Lucy as she is looking for the inn in Villette?

6. Why is Lucy disappointed when Graham calls her his Silent Shadow?

7. Why does Lucy decide to bury her letters from Dr. John?

8. Why does Lucy deny that she has feelings for Dr. John?

9. How does Lucy seem to feel about her vocation being made known to the Bassompierre's?

10. Describe Paulina and Graham's relationship at the beginning of the book.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lucy has significant relationships with both Paulina and Ginevra in the story. The reader can see, in the latter part of the novel, Lucy comparing the characters of Paulina and Ginevra to one another, and declaring one of them a better person than the other. Please compare and contrast Paulina and Ginevra's characters, give examples from the book, then explain which character you like more and why.

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is an element of literature that can be seen in several relationships throughout the novel. Describe the idea of foreshadowing; provide three examples of foreshadowing that can be found in Villette and explain why these examples can be seen as foreshadowing.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the relationship triangle that exists between Paulina, Graham, and Mr. Home. Which relationship holds the most tension? Which person is at the center of the triangle? How does the relationship triangle get resolved toward the end of the novel?

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