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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the overall task in the store in August?

2. What job does Denise offer to Baudu?

3. What type of women does Madame Desforges say that Mouret's store cannot dress?

4. Which group is beginning to forge a new, nameless class?

5. What goal has Mouret met at the beginning of Chapter 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the symbolism of Madame Baudu's wanting the windows opened as she lay dying. What is the symbolism of Baudu's store being draped in white after her death? Identify one other example of symbolism that you find notable.

Essay Topic 2

AU BONHEUR DES DAMES takes place in Paris in the late 1800s. Explain what is going on in Paris at this time that makes Zola decide to write this story in this setting.

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Madame Desforges. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her at this point in his life?

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