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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ourika was forced to create a(n) ____.
(a) Alter ego.
(b) Identity.
(c) Business.
(d) Sanctuary.

2. Fowles' lead character was unfairly _____.
(a) Ridiculed.
(b) Executed.
(c) Arrested.
(d) Exiled.

3. What was the title of Claire's first work?
(a) Marie eu Claire.
(b) Ourika.
(c) Mme. Duras.
(d) Edouard.

4. How long did it take Claire to write the novels?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 3 years.

5. Who narrates the modern representation of the book?
(a) Judge.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Professor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which term does Fowles use to describe Ourika's ethnic situation?

2. How old was Ourika when she was sent into exile?

3. Ourika's language is referred to as being _____.

4. Claire's father refused to support the execution of which political official?

5. The neighborhood was part of which major city?

Short Essay Questions

1. What about Ourika's presence surprises the doctor? What is Ourika's reasoning for her illness?

2. What illegal act took place as a result of the success of Claire's books?

3. How does Ourika differ from the protagonists of other Romantic works?

4. Who was sent to visit Ourika in a convent outside Paris? What was the doctor's background?

5. Who was Claire de Duras? What was her background?

6. What was unusual about the bookstore in Hampstead? Who was its owner?

7. What type of struggle did Claire have when deciding to publish her work for the first time?

8. What does Duras' depiction of Ourika tend to continue to be important regarding race and feminism?

9. What does John Fowles say about the way he learned to love literature?

10. How did Fowles discover Ourika? What was his initial opinion of the book?

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