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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 long does Sylvie tell Le Brun she lived in Saint-Domingue?

2. What is the name of Eugenie's horse?

3. Where did Lucien go instead of France?

4. What type of eggs does Thisbe get for Lily in Book 3, Chapter XII?

5. What does Lucien give Alphonse and Laurent from his own flask?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Thisbe feel when she learns she was named for a dog?

2. What happens to Thisbe?

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

4. What will Thisbe do to Sylvie's portrait after Le Brun is gone and why?

5. How does Byron describe Christmastime on the plantation?

6. Why do Pearce and Byron dance together for the family?

7. What does Le Brun say about Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun and her patroness?

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

9. Why does Le Brun refuse punch when Thisbe brings him some at the party?

10. Why does Laurent think he and Rosalie cannot be matched?

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

How would you describe Lucien’s character? Why could he be considered to be amoral?

Essay Topic 3

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

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