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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. In Book 3, Chapter IV, who does Byron dance with?

2. What book does Pearce give Byron as they prepare to return to West Point?

3. How far is it from the garconniere to the house?

4. What are some flowers in the Tournier garden?

5. What is Sylvie wearing when she call Jane for her lesson in Book 3, Chapter XIV?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lucien ask Lily to prepare for Byron's going-away party, and what preparations does she make?

2. How did Sylvie get her signet ring back when Lucien gave it to a cabaret singer?

3. What does Laurent tell Rosalie about what he has done for planters in the parish and how they treat him?

4. What does Lucien tell Rosalie before they go to the going-away party?

5. How does Byron feel about Eugenie becoming his wife?

6. What instructions does Sylvie give Byron regarding the signet ring as his going-away party beings?

7. Why does Le Brun stay for the going away party?

8. What does Jane's riding outfit look like?

9. What do Lucien and Sylvie find when to go to dig up the gold?

10. Why does Eugenie say that she cannot marry Byron?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How Williams-Garcia use imagery to help reader’s imagine the world she has created?

Essay Topic 2

Jane is a tomboy. What gender roles does Jane ignore? Why does she not fit into society?

Essay Topic 3

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in A Sitting in St. James to help characters communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner?

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