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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the last traveler to Biskra learn about Michel there?

2. Who attends an open house hosted by Michel and his wife in Part 2, Chapter 2?

3. What happens to Marceline while Michel is visiting his friend?

4. What does Michel think when the prostitute tells him why she thinks he stays in Tunis?

5. Why do the young boys Michel once knew and liked repulse him now?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of Charles to the story? How might the novel have differed if he had not been introduced as a minor character?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the importance of health throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Why doesn't Michel simply divorce Marceline and live the life he secretly wants to lead? What does this tell us about Michel's character or beliefs?

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