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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who admits breaking the Quimper bowl?
2. For what is Léonie searching when she moves forward through the room?
3. Who did Thérèse substitute for her mother after her mother dies?
4. Who does Baptiste kiss?
5. What does Thérèse tell Léonie?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 15, we learn that the wood floors of the house are marked by the German soldiers' boots, and the original red tiles are permanently ruined, and Antoinette has had carpet put down to cover these marks. Answer the following questions in a well-developed essay using examples from the book as well as personal experience:
1. How are the floors symbolic of psychological scars and whose scars? Give details and examples.
2. There seems to be a general conspiracy to cover wounds of the past in this story. Who decides to figuratively pull the rugs out from under everyone's feet and reveal what is under them and why does she decide to do so?
3. Do you think it is healthy to "cover up" past scars so that one does not have to think about them? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
In chapter 3, Thérèse has left the monastery after being behind its walls for about twenty years. She feels disoriented and confused at life in the "real" world. Answer the following questions in a well-developed essay using examples from the book as well as personal experience:
1. How long do you think it will take Thérèse to adjust to the differences between a cloistered life and life among a diversity of people and places?
2. Why do you think Thérèse chose to close herself off from the "real" world? Are her motivations strictly spiritual? If she is alive after the ending of this story, do you think she will go back to the cloistered life? Why or why not?
3. Many men and women confined in a penal system for any duration of more than a few years find that they cannot adjust to "life on the outside," and often end up back in prison. Some even commit a crime in order to go back to prison. Why do you think this happens? Is there any way to help any person who has been isolated, whether in a penal system or otherwise, to adjust to a more public life? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
In chapter 6, Thérèse and Léonie have a meal together. Léonie takes special care in setting the table and choosing the menu. Choose one of the following questions and write a well-developed essay using examples from the book as well as personal experience:
1. Follow the thread of food and eating that occurs throughout the novel, giving examples of that theme and an interpretation of the examples you choose.
2. Food is essential to the continuation of life, and thus is often offered symbolically as well as concretely in many cultures. Compare and contrast the symbolism of food in several diverse cultures.
3. Discuss how food is treated in advertisements in the country in which you live, including billboard advertisements, magazines, t.v., and radio. What is the main purpose of the advertisements? Are they successful? Do they sway you?
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