Flaubert's Parrot Test | Final Test - Hard

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Flaubert's Parrot Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 130 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. When one of Flaubert's doctors called him "an hysterical old woman," what was his reaction?

2. To what does Geoffrey compare a work of art?

3. In quizzing the reader on the subject of economics, what question does Geoffrey want answered?

4. At Croisset, what was on the site of what was Flaubert's home?

5. According to Du Camp, how should the name Bovary be pronounced?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Geoffrey say about the death of writers?

2. Why does Geoffrey think that people want to know the worst?

3. Describe three life plans Flaubert dreamed of.

4. What was odd about the stage direction given in the Theatrical History section?

5. What did Geoffrey say about Ellen's lies?

6. What are three entries in Braithwaite's dictionary do you think were included only for the sake of filling that letter's spot?

7. Name one subject area included in the examination paper that you would consider unrelated to Flaubert's life and works. Explain your answer.

8. What are two of the issues about which Geoffrey says people would find fault with Flaubert?

9. Why does Geoffrey say that Flaubert's fantasies were no longer needed when he was thirty-five?

10. On what points, if any, does Geoffrey personally criticize Flaubert?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the book, Geoffrey searches for the answer to the mystery of which parrot is authentic as well as the answer to questions which plague him about Flaubert and about himself.

Part 1) Describe Geoffrey's actual search for Flaubert's parrot.

Part 2) Explain what mysteries Geoffrey attempts to explain about Flaubert's life.

Part 3) Explain what questions about himself Geoffrey attempts to answer in his quest.

Essay Topic 2

In the book's chronology, one reads what are sometimes contrasting perspectives on the events in Flaubert's life. Discuss each of the three parts of the chronology and give at least three examples of conflicting information.

Essay Topic 3

Geoffrey narrates this book from the first-person perspective. Discuss what advantages and disadvantages you see in the author using this voice. Also comment on the author's choice to let Louise Colet narrate one chapter in her own voice.

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