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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 does Michel greet his friends once they are inside his house?

2. Who does Michel find when he returns to the new walking place alone one evening?

3. What does Michel's wife do while he is sick?

4. When does Michel realize he's never had a break from his studies?

5. In Part 1, Chapter 3, Michel returns to the hotel from a walk to find his wife...

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Michel feel about his studies after returning from his honeymoon? Why does he feel this way?

2. What is Marceline's role in Michel's life now that he has fully recovered from tuberculosis?

3. What changes does autumn bring to Michel in Part 2, Chapter 1?

4. What big news does Michel receive while at the family estate, and how does he react to it?

5. Discuss Michel's actions when he realizes a madman is driving Marceline's carriage.

6. What does Michel begin to notice in his weakened physical condition?

7. What is Menalque's theory of why Michel let the boy in Biskra steal Marceline's scissors?

8. Why does Michel marry Marceline?

9. Michel doesn't really know Marceline when they marry. Why does he grow to love and respect his new wife on their honeymoon?

10. Why does Michel want to travel in Part 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the character, Michel, and his character development throughout the novel

Essay Topic 2

What aspects and experiences of the author's own life might be drawn upon for inspiration in The Immoralist? Explain your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What religious actions are insinuated when Michel jumps into a cold pond in Part 1? How are these actions important to the story?

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