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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 does Michel realize he's never had a break from his studies?
2. What does Michel's wife think about her husband's new persona?
3. Why does Michel's wife walk ahead in their new walking place?
4. How does Michel receive notification of his job offer in Part 1, Chapter 9?
5. Where does Michel's wife sit on completion of her carriage ride into town in Part 1, Chapter 8?
Short Essay Questions
1. Michel and Marceline decide to leave Biskra before the harsh winter weather arrives. What does Michel do on his last night in town and how does he feel?
2. How does Michel deal with Marceline's reaction to his new look?
3. Michel doesn't really know Marceline when they marry. Why does he grow to love and respect his new wife on their honeymoon?
4. Where does Michel begin sleeping in Part 2, Chapter 3, and why?
5. What two events give Michel and Marceline a feeling of a commitment from their marriage?
6. When is the novel written and what time period serves as the novel's setting?
7. What is Marceline's role in Michel's life now that he has fully recovered from tuberculosis?
8. Why does Michel walk to Positano?
9. What is Menalque's theory of why Michel let the boy in Biskra steal Marceline's scissors?
10. Who is the letter written to that outlines the story and who wrote the letter?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss health as a motif in The Immoralist.
Essay Topic 2
What religious actions are insinuated when Michel jumps into a cold pond in Part 1? How are these actions important to the story?
Essay Topic 3
What aspects and experiences of the author's own life might be drawn upon for inspiration in The Immoralist? Explain your answers.
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