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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. Who does Frederic run into at the palace during the looting?
2. Where does Jacques Arnoux take Frederic when he would return unexpectedly and find him visiting Marie?
3. What does Frederic fantasize about while he watches Arnoux sleep in the guardroom?
4. What news does Frederic's porter give Louise Roque that breaks her heart?
5. What weapons do Cisy and Frederic agree to use in their duel?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is happening in the streets of Paris in Chapter 1 of Part Three? What is Frederic's reaction to what he sees?
2. What does Frederic do with the fifteen thousand francs he requested from his solicitor to invest in Deslauriers' project? How does he explain his inability to invest this sum to Deslauriers?
3. Who is responsible for arranging Frederic's part in the duel with Cisy? What happens to Cisy when the duel begins? How does the duel end?
4. For what position does Monsieur Dambreuse persuade Frederic to announce his candidacy? Who ends up with the position?
5. Who interrupts Frederic's romantic reunion with Marie Arnoux? How does Frederic react to this interruption? How does the intruder defend her actions?
6. How does Arnoux's trusting nature lead to his business trouble with the china clay company? How does this mistake affect him?
7. What is revealed about Frederic during the dinner party at the Dambreuse's house in Chapter 2 of Chapter Three that Louise Roque was not aware of? What does she suggest to Frederic after the party? What is his response?
8. How does the relationship between Frederic and Rosanette change at the end of Part Two? Where does he take her at the end of Chapter 6?
9. What does Frederic think when he sees how affected Louise Roque is by his visit? Why is Monsieur Roque interested in seeing his daughter marry Frederic?
10. What does Mademoiselle Vatnaz believe the role of the woman to be? What is Rosanette's position on the subject?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
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
Marie Arnoux's parasol is an important object in A Sentimental Education. How does this object influence the action of the narrative? How does this object affect the relationship between Marie and Jacques Arnoux? What is the effect this situation has on the protagonist?
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