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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. How does Lucy respond to the comments from Messieurs Boissec and Rochemorte as they are testing her?
2. When Madame Beck refuses to leave the room where Lucy and M. Paul are saying goodbye, what does M. Paul do?
3. Lucy continues to observe Graham and Paulina together. What is Paulina's presence doing for Graham?
4. In Chapter 41, M. Paul comes back to the Rue Fossette to say goodbye to Lucy. What is his reaction when he first sees her?
5. M. Paul soon realizes that Lucy knows his secret about Madame Walravens. What does he ask her to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Zylie so interested in M. Paul?
2. What are three things that Lucy does in the three years M. Paul is gone?
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 Pire Silas when she is first interacting with him?
5. Why does M. Paul have a study at the boys' college?
6. When Lucy sees M. Paul arrive at the fete night with Justine Marie, what does she think?
7. How does Lucy feel about Paulina and Graham's relationship?
8. What rumors has Lucy heard that may be the reason behind M. Paul's departure from Europe?
9. How does M. Paul respond to Lucy's jealousy about Justine Marie?
10. Why did M. Paul drive Madame Panache out of La Rue Fossette?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the early chapters of the book we find Lucy alone and hopeless. At the end of the book we find Lucy still somewhat alone, but no longer hopeless. Who or what plays a role in Lucy moving from a place of hopelessness to a place of hope? Describe how Lucy gains hope throughout her journey in the novel.
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
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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