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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. What was the title of the man's aunt?
(a) Countessa.
(b) Queen.
(c) Duchess.
(d) Princess.

2. In which year was the monarchy restored?
(a) 1809.
(b) 1818.
(c) 1814.
(d) 1821.

3. What term is used to describe Claire's works?
(a) Experimental.
(b) Feminist.
(c) Romantic.
(d) Classic.

4. Fowles referred to Ourika as a(n) _____.
(a) Masterpiece.
(b) Time capsule.
(c) Incomplete work.
(d) Farce.

5. How many novels did Claire pen during her short tenure?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Fowles' novel?

2. Claire's male counterparts referred to the writer as being ____.

3. Where did Fowles go to college?

4. Which term is not used to describe Ourika?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the general opinion of Fowles regarding modern bookstores?

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

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

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

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

6. Whet does the doctor see when he enters the garden to see Ourika? What is the doctor's first impression of Ourika?

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

8. What is one of the main reasons that Ourika's view of herself was so limited?

9. What is Ourika's final "decision" when it comes to understanding and accepting her heritage as a black woman?

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

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