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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. Later that night, after Lucy has delivered the note to M. Paul, he stops by to read to the students. What does he read to them?

2. How does Lucy respond to hearing about Graham and Paulina's love for each other?

3. What month does Lucy tell the reader M. Paul's ship is due home?

4. Lucy hits her head on the table while trying to pick up her dropped thimble. What does M. Paul do in response to this?

5. How many years does Lucy tell the reader M. Paul is gone for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does M. Paul show Lucy's essay to his colleagues?

2. How does Lucy feel about Pire Silas when she is first interacting with him?

3. Lucy closes the book letting her readers know that M. Paul is expected in November and letting the reader know of the many storms that have claimed lives in the seas. What is one ending regarding Lucy and M. Paul the reader can infer?

4. How does Lucy feel about Paulina and Graham's relationship?

5. How did M. Paul keep his promise to the students and teachers of La Rue Fossette?

6. Does Lucy believe that the older Paulina is a good person?

7. In Chapter 31, Lucy is trying to create a plan to gain more independence, what is her plan?

8. When M. Paul comes to say farewell to Lucy, in what state does he find her?

9. Describe Madame Walravens.

10. What rumors has Lucy heard that may be the reason behind M. Paul's departure from Europe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Paulina and Lucy are close friends by the end of the novel; however, their life experiences are drastically different. Compare Lucy and Paulina's character traits. Compare and contrast Lucy and Paulina's life circumstances? What about Lucy and Paulina's characters seem to draw them into friendship?

Essay Topic 3

When Charlotte Bronte wrote Villette, Gothic Novels were very popular. Please describe the qualifications of what makes a novel a Gothic novel. Provide three examples of elements that are found in Gothic novels and also found in the story of Villette.

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