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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. Why does Madame Beck ask Lucy to go to Madame Walravens?
2. Lucy sees Ginevra close to the end of her honeymoon. How does Lucy describe Ginevra at this time?
3. When Lucy speaks with M. de Bassompierre about Paulina and Dr. Bretton's feelings for one another, what does she say to try to encourage M. de Bassompierre?
4. Lucy decides she will take the note to M. Paul. When she enters his classroom, how does he initially respond?
5. M. Paul is leaving Europe to go where?
Short Essay Questions
1. Does Lucy believe that the older Paulina is a good person?
2. Why is Paulina afraid to tell her father that she is in love with Graham?
3. Madame Beck tells Lucy she cannot marry M. Paul. Why does Lucy think Madame Beck is saying this?
4. How does Lucy feel about Pire Silas when she is first interacting with him?
5. Lucy sees her friends the Brettons and de Bassompierre's at the fete-night and overhears their conversation. What is said and how does it make Lucy feel?
6. How does Lucy feel about Paulina and Graham's relationship?
7. Why is Zylie so interested in M. Paul?
8. When Lucy sees M. Paul arrive at the fete night with Justine Marie, what does she think?
9. How does Ginevra's uncle respond to her elopement?
10. Why does M. Paul show Lucy's essay to his colleagues?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Both M. Paul and Graham are friends of Lucy's, but they both interpret her character in different ways. Describe how both M. Paul and Graham see Lucy. Which man do you think truly knows Lucy's real character? What makes you feel this way? Please use examples from the book to defend your point of view.
Essay Topic 3
M. Paul and Lucy's relationship is introduced to the reader early in the novel and is an integral part of Lucy's story. Please describe the development of M. Paul and Lucy's relationship from their first encounter through the end of the novel. Please give specific examples from the story to show the various changes or stages in Lucy and M. Paul's relationship. Did any central themes play out through this relationship? If so, which ones?
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