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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. Fowles' novel fit into which literary genre?
(a) Romantic.
(b) Allegorical.
(c) Historical.
(d) Contemporary.

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

3. Where did Fowles go to college?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Brown.

4. What offers the most consolation for Ourika?
(a) Rehabilitation.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Education.
(d) Religion.

5. What type of business did the man operate?
(a) Bookstore.
(b) Halfway house.
(c) Print shop.
(d) Clothier.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ourika was forced to create a(n) ____.

2. Which city was the family's final destination?

3. What famous poet is quoted at the beginning of the introduction?

4. Fowles originally expected to be ____ in/by the work.

5. The family fled to which country after the death of Claire's father?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens after the doctor's first visit?

3. What does Ourika claim is her problem? What does the doctor notice about Ourika's condition? What is the doctor's advice?

4. What is the basic premise of Claire de Duras' "Ourika?"

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

6. What was the next step for Claire de Duras? What major accomplishment did she make during this time?

7. Who is Ourika? What was Ourika's history?

8. What occurred after Claire published "Ourika" and her second book, "Edouard?"

9. What was the Black Code? How did it affect slavery in France?

10. How was Fowles inspired by Ourika? What came from that inspiration?

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