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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. The mayor is what kind of father?

2. What is the name of M. Pujol's past love who attended sixteen of his performances?

3. Who does Madeleine see tenderly fixing M. Pujol's tie and caressing his face?

4. Why can Madeleine not peel the fruit M. Pujol gives her?

5. Who does Madeleine think M. Pujol looks like?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Hugh?

2. Why does Madeleine insist that it is not her in the picture paddling M. Pujol?

3. Why does Madeleine get upset when she is compared to the Abbott who tortured Saint Michel?

4. Why does Madeleine's sleeping form begin to develop bruises?

5. What does Madeleine see M. Pujol and Adiren doing when she is hiding behind the curtain?

6. Why does Madeleine gather gravel to drop on top of M. Pujol's caravan?

7. Describe Mother's plan to break M. Jouy out of the hospital.

8. How does the Mayor and his eldest daughter treat Mother when she visits their house? Why?

9. How do Sophie and Beatrice communicate in code while in church?

10. For what reasons does Adrien want to change the name of M. Pujol's photograph from Stupefaction to Revulsion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Madeleine and M. Jouy share a relationship that is both shocking and inappropriate for a girl her age. The girls in town find it amusing to fondle M. Jouy, they make a game out of it. When Madeleine joins in, she finds her time with M. Jouy to be entrancing. After M. Jouy is taken away and Madeleine is punished by Mother, he sends her drawings. Write an essay explaining why M. Jouy's attentions are for Madeleine and not the other girls in the village. How does Mother use his feelings later on in the story for her own purposes? Is Madeleine ever aware of her mother's intentions? Use examples from the book to support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

Unrequited love happens to several characters in Madeleine is Sleeping. Despite her love for Griselda, Charlotte will never feel anything more than comfort in her presence. Madeleine desperately loves M. Pujol even though his feelings are really for Adrien. Write an essay exploring the idea of unrequited love. How does it play into the story? Which characters experience it and how does it impact them? Does unrequited love make them stronger or weaker? Use examples from the book to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Madeleine's father is rarely mentioned or seen throughout the story. From what we know of him, he is a man who works hard, once loved his wife, and lives a life overrun by children. Write an essay detailing why Madeleine's father scarcely appears in Madeleine is Sleeping. Which characters interact with him the most? What is learned from the conversations he does hold with others? Why does Mother think that he no longer loves her? Be sure the provide examples to support your opinions.

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