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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 say in response to all of Dr. John's ravings about his object of affection?

2. After the concert, who does Dr. John say he might give his lottery prize to?

3. When Miss Fanshawe comes to speak with Lucy in her classroom, what is she pleased to hear?

4. When Graham is sitting with Lucy at the Prince's birthday dinner, who does he comment is a fine girl?

5. How does Lucy feel her first night in London?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lucy come to be at La Terrasse?

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

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

4. Why do Ginevra's words that she believed Lucy "a little nobody" not matter to Lucy?

5. What advice does the priest give Lucy in Chapter 15?

6. Describe Miss Marchmont.

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

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

9. How does Lucy feel about the pink dress?

10. What reason does Lucy give Paulina for why she is a teacher?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Religion is a theme seen throughout the novel. Explain the role that religion play in the following settings/relationships:

a) Between Lucy and her students.

b) In Lucy's relationship with M. Paul.

c) In how others in France (e.g., Pire Silas, Madame Beck) view Lucy.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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