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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 did Lucien do when he caught Byron and Jesse together with their pants down?
2. In Book 2, Chapter XVI how old is the sister who is next to Thisbee in birth order?
3. What did Lucien do to Rosalie when she told him what Jesse and Byron were doing in a secret place?
4. In Book 1, Chapter VIII, what do Lucien and Byron shoot that is served for dinner?
5. In Book 1, Chapter I, how many years has Madame Sylvie lived in St. James, Louisiana?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are Tuesdays a day of observance?
2. Who did Bayard Guilbert marry and why?
3. How does Jane Chatham torment the postman?
4. How did Thisbe learn not to leave Madame's side for any reason?
5. What does Thisbe wake up to after nearly drowing in the pond, and how does she feel?
6. Why is Thisbe worried when Madame sends her to Byron's room to take his letters?
7. Who does Sylvie believe that Claude Le Brun is?
8. What happens when Jane enters the dining room for dinner fresh from riding her horse?
9. Why is the Pierpont Plantation in danger of dying without issue?
10. How does Jane come to stay with the Guilberts?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Based on what a character observes, they can come to wrong conclusions. How do characters in A Sitting in St. James come to wrong conclusions because appearances deceive them?
Essay Topic 2
A character arc is the inner journey of a character in a book. How does Thisbe/Marguerite mature and transform, and what situations influence her growth and transformation?
Essay Topic 3
In A Sitting in St. James, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
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