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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. The epigraph of The Lost Girls of Paris is a quote by which political figure?
2. To find out more about the prospective job, Marie goes to "Number 64 Baker Street" (31) as instructed and asks for whom?
3. Which object does Grace associate with "the place where friends and lovers [meet]" (13)?
4. Marie hates running, but she finds it more enjoyable when she can talk to which character during the run?
5. What location does Grace avoid at all costs, since she associates it with Tom's death?
Short Essay Questions
1. Name two ways in which Josie helps Marie in Chapter 5.
2. In what way is the theme of sacrifice depicted within Marie's account presented in Chapter 3?
3. Discuss an instance in Chapter 10 when Jenoff utilizes the motif of dreams.
4. From whose perspective is Chapter 1 presented and what does the reader learn about this character in the opening passages of the chapter?
5. What shocking discovery does Grace make at the end of Chapter 4?
6. Discuss an instance when Jenoff uses foreshadowing within a chapter's first line to affect the reader in a particular way.
7. Name three traits the narrator of Chapter 2 attributes to Eleanor.
8. For what purpose does Eleanor visit Arasaig House in Chapter 6?
9. What mistake does Marie make in Chapter 7 when she sees Eleanor for the first time in six weeks and why is her act a mistake?
10. What is the setting of Chapter 5 and whose story is presented within its pages?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Read a lengthy interview with Jenoff. Write an essay explaining the connection between several of Jenoff’s answers and a major theme presented within the text of The Lost Girls of Paris.
Essay Topic 2
Write a critical essay about The Lost Girls of Paris while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Jenoff's treatment of truth, lies, and hypocrisy within the text of The Lost Girls of Paris.
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