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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 is the chairman of the Club de l'Intelligence?

2. What does Rosanette reveal her age to be in Chapter 1 of Part Three?

3. What does Frederic throw at Cisy after he insults Marie Arnoux?

4. Which character is implicated in a scheme involving carbines that are intercepted in Troyes?

5. What is Hussonet's opinion of Le Chevalier de maison rouge that the other guests at Dussardier's party fervently disagree with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Monsieur Roque attempt to gain Madame Moreau's favor? How successful is he?

2. What decision to Frederic make about the Arnouxs upon returning to Paris in Chapter 6 of Part Two? What request hampers his plan?

3. Why does Deslauriers go to visit Marie Arnoux? What news does he give her? What is her reaction?

4. On what pretense does Rosanette convince Frederic to visit her? What is the misunderstanding that makes their visit so uncomfortable?

5. What happens to Marie Arnoux's son Eugene at the end of Chapter 6 of Part Two? How does Marie interpret this event?

6. How does Frederic respond when Pellerin asks him to pay for the painting of Rosanette he commissioned? What becomes of the painting in the end?

7. Who interrupts Frederic's romantic reunion with Marie Arnoux? How does Frederic react to this interruption? How does the intruder defend her actions?

8. 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?

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 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What elements of A Sentimental Education characterize this work as a Realist novel? How does this work exemplify literary realism? Give two specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

How is the theme of honor presented in A Sentimental Education? Whose honor does Frederic defend in his duel with Cisy? Which characters in the novel can be considered honorable? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of nostalgia in A Sentimental Education. Which characters express nostalgia for the past? What are they nostalgic for? How does nostalgia relate to the overall message of the novel?

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