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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. What did Leopold's father do to Miss Fisher?

2. Where does Henrietta have a quick nap in Part 1, Chapter 1?

3. How did Naomi feel when comparing herself to her mother?

4. What country was Yellow Hat from?

5. What did the character who arrived at the end of Chapter 4 want to hear about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What subjects do Henrietta and Madame Fisher talk about in Part 1 Chapter 4?

2. How does Henrietta feel upon entering the Fisher household in Part 1, Chapter 1?

3. What does Leopold find in Miss Fisher's handbag in Part 1, Chapter 3?

4. How does Henrietta feel after talking to Madame Fisher in Part 1, Chapter 5?

5. How does Leopold begin to see Henrietta after they agree that Miss Fisher is insane?

6. Why did Karen go to Ireland?

7. What does Leopold do while Henrietta speaks with Madame Fisher in Part 1, Chapter 3? Why does he do this?

8. What does the letter that Leopold finds in Part 1, Chapter 3 from Henrietta's grandmother say?

9. What did Karen learn from Madame Fisher's letter in Part 2, Chapter 3?

10. What does Henrietta confront Leopold about when she returns downstairs after talking to Madame Fisher?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the motif of betrayal in the novel "The House in Paris." Who betrays whom in the novel, and why? How do these examples of betrayal affect the lives of the principal and secondary characters?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of motherhood in the novel "The House in Paris." Who are the principal maternal characters in the novel? What are prominent mother-child relationships in the novel? How do these relationships affect the plot and the lives of the characters?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Bowen's use of foreshadowing. When does she use foreshadowing? What affect does the foreshadowing have on the narrative? What are some examples of foreshadowing?

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