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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 woman that Alexandre truly loves?

2. What does Rose's mother try to keep her children away from?

3. How does Rose try to tell the future in 'Mademoiselle'?

4. What is the purpose of Rose's uncle's visit?

5. By what name will Rose one day be called?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rose's Aunt Desiree make alterations to Rose's appearance?

2. When Alexandre accepts a position in Martinique, why does he not take Eugene or Rose with him?

3. Who is Fanny and what does she think about Rose's state of mind in the year after Rose's wedding?

4. What are some of the places or events that Rose attends in an attempt to stave off boredom?

5. What news does Rose's Uncle Tascher bring one day in 'Mademoiselle'?

6. How has Rose's parent's marriage colored Rose's opinion of marriage?

7. What is Alexandre's position on his affair with Laure?

8. Why is Rose chosen to be the daughter who is betrothed to Alexandre?

9. What is Rose's first perception of Paris?

10. Describe Rose's family.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the death motif in the novel "The Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B". Who dies in the novel and why? How do these deaths affect Rose, particularly the death of her first husband, Alexandre?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Rose's early life in Trois-Ilets. Was this a happy time in Rose's life? Why or why not? How does Rose's time in Trois-Ilets compare to her life in Paris?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the tone of the novel "The Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B". How does Gulland convey this tone? Does the tone change at any point in the novel? If so, what events prompt this change?

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