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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 does Madame Fisher tell Leopold about his father in Part 2, Chapter 2?

2. How did Karen get back to London in Part 2, Chapter 11?

3. In what manner was Max writing the letter in Part 2, Chapter 10?

4. How would Karen and Max have felt if they had actually become a couple.

5. Who had Max been friends with in Paris?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Karen and Max do on their rendezvous in Part 2, Chapter 8?

2. How did Karen handle it when Max left for Paris?

3. How does Leopold react to the news that his mother will not be visiting?

4. What did Karen's mother comment on Naomi's and Max's relationship?

5. What did Karen do upon arriving at the hotel in Part 2, Chapter 9 and why did she do this?

6. Describe the opening scene of Part 2, Chapter 5.

7. What does Madame Fisher tell Leopold about his past in Part 3, Chapter 2?

8. What did Karen think of her time at Madame Fisher's in Paris?

9. What did the letter from Madame Fisher say in Part 2, Chapter 7? How did Mrs.Michaelis react to the letter?

10. What did Karen find Max doing in the morning in Part 2, Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Bowen's use of time as a plot device. Why does she go from past to present and how does this effect the narrative? What does the reader learn by going back in time in Part 2?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the conflict in "The House in Paris." Who is in conflict with whom? What events or situations causes these conflicts? Are the major conflicts resolved? If so, how?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the motifs in the novel "The House in Paris." What is the meaning behind the letter motif? The house motif? The Charles the Monkey motif? What others motifs are there?

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