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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 Marie's mother?

2. What revelation does Mimi have for Rose in 'Vicomtese'?

3. Who does Desiree arrange a marriage between?

4. Whose portrait is Rose having difficulty finishing in 'Vicomtese'?

5. What does Desiree's letter to Joseph state in 'Mademoiselle'?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the novel " The Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B" begin?

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

3. What does Rose learn from a fortune teller in 'Mademoiselle'?

4. What fortune does Rose's sister, Catherine, receive from the fortune teller?

5. How is it evident that Rose is homesick?

6. How does Alexandre insult Rose in a letter in 'Vicomtese'?

7. What preparations does Rose note about her wedding day?

8. What devastating news does Mimi tell Rose about Alexandre?

9. Who is Rose's first child?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Rose's money problems in the novel. Why does Rose experience money problems? How does Alexandre and her father make her financial situation worse? What does Rose do to try and make some money? Is she successful?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of adultery in the novel. How does Rose feel about Alexandre's extramarital affairs? Why does she agree to look after his illegitimate children? What compels Rose to take on a lover of her own? How does Rose's father's dalliances affect her?

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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