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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. Where does Hussonet tell Frederic that Arnoux is going in Chapter 5?

2. What is LÁrt industriel?

3. Why does Sénécal lose his job for the third time?

4. What is the Alhambra?

5. How old is Frederic at the beginning of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the title of the novel that Frederic begins writing? Who are the main characters? What is it about?

2. What is Madame Moreau's background? What aspirations does she have for her son?

3. What is the relationship between Frederic and Deslauriers? How did it begin? What planes do they have for the future?

4. From whom does Madame Moreau borrow money? How does she pay off this debt? How does this affect Frederic's future?

5. What are some of Frederic's artistic ambitions? What art has he already produced at this point?

6. How does the narrator describe the other people traveling on the ship with Frederic? What do they wear? What are their spirits?

7. Where is the protagonist when the novel begins? What does he look like and what does he have with him?

8. What is Deslauriers' reaction to Frederic's love for Madame Arnoux? What is Deslauriers' opinion of Marie Arnoux when he sees her in the Law Courts?

9. How does Frederic's schoolmate Baptiste Martinon live? What is his attitude towards life? How does this contrast with Frederic's attitude?

10. What are Jacques and Marie Arnoux arguing about when Frederic arrives? How does witnessing this argument affect Frederic's feelings for Marie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of the title A Sentimental Education? Who is the recipient of this education? What lessons are learned throughout the novel? Who imparts these lessons?

Essay Topic 2

What is the role of women in the A Sentimental Education? Compare and contrast the roles of Rosanette, Louise Roque, and Madame Dambreuse to that of Marie Arnoux. In what ways are their roles similar? How are they different?

Essay Topic 3

The theme of inheritance is present throughout A Sentimental Education. Give two examples of things that the protagonist inherits. How do inheritances affect familial and romantic attachments in the novel?

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