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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 warns Marcel against believing anything Philippe promises at the end of Section 10, Volume 2?

2. Who first agrees to let Richard marry Marie?

3. What makes Marie become dizzy while visiting Lola Dedé's in Section 14, Volume 3?

4. Who takes Marcel to an abandoned cottage to meet up with Anna Bella in Section 14, Volume 3?

5. What does Marie find out she could do to send Marcel to Paris in Section 13, Volume 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of Marcel and Anna Bella's conversation at the end of Section 10, Volume 2?

2. What happens when Aglae attends Philippe's wake?

3. What does Marcel learn about his father's wishes when he goes to a notary in Section 11, Volume 2?

4. What does Marcel learn about the Haitian revolution in Section 13, Volume 2?

5. What happens when Marcel offers himself to Christophe?

6. How is the gift Philippe gives to Marie in Section 8, Volume 1 described?

7. How is Marie's coffee visit at the Lermontant house described?

8. How does Rudolphe react when he is not allowed to vote?

9. What does Marcel do when he is presented with a marriage proposal from a woman named Marguerite?

10. What is the nature of Vincent and Anna Bella's conversation at the end of Section 14, Volume 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Heritage is an important theme presented in the book that helps shape and educate Marcel into the person he wishes to become.

Part 1) What lessons in heritage is Marcel able to learn from people like Jean Jacques and Josette in the book?

Part 2) What impact do these lessons on heritage have on the way Marcel views his life and the people in it?

Part 3) What reasons do some of the book's characters have for hiding the truth about their heritage, and what impact does this have on the future of their culture?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout much of the book, Marcel searched for a true father figure, an act that greatly impacted his actions and thoughts.

Part 1) What impact does Marcel's poor relationship with Philippe have on his desire for a father figure?

Part 2) How has Marcel's mother made it harder for him to find a good father figure in life?

Part 3) What role does Marcel's lack of a father figure have on the sexual advances he makes towards Christophe, and what can we learn about Christophe's nature based on his response to Marcel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the presence of violence in the book. How do characters like Philippe and Cecile use violence as a way of controlling others in the book and what does this say about the nature of their character?

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