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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. How does the Marquise intend to live her life after she leaves the family home?

2. What does the Count claim when he visits the family?

3. What day is the baby's father supposed to arrive?

4. What is the Marquise forced to do after she awakes following the attacks?

5. Why does the family try to persuade the Count to stay at the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Count want to marry the Marquise, and how does she feel about the idea?

2. How does the story end?

3. How is the Marquise described?

4. What does the doctor tell the Marquise, and how does the Marquise react?

5. What happens soon after the family hears of the Count's death?

6. How does the Marquise's father react when he hears that the Marquise is with child?

7. During dinner with the Marquise and her family, what does the Count tell them about?

8. What does the Count tell the family, which surprises them?

9. What does the Marquise's mother do to prompt a reconciliation between the Marquise and her father?

10. What is the Marquise doing at the beginning of the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the genre of the collection "The Marquise of O, and Other Stories." Does the author always write in this genre? What are the elements of this genre? What are some other works of the same genre?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of good versus evil in the short story collection "The Marquise of O, and Other Stories." What characters struggle with the invisible line between good and evil? Why do they struggle with this, and how do they overcome this struggle?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of mercy in "The Marquise of O, and Other Stories." Who shows mercy for others? Which characters receive mercy from others? Why are these characters in need of mercy from others? Which characters are merciless, and how does this affect others?

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