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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 would someone hold for the queen as she walked to mass?

2. What is the following activities is Louis interested in?

3. What kind of stories does Maria not want the servants to tell her children?

4. What did Antoinette have to attend everyday with the King?

5. Why were court officials usually in debt?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Marie's new routine as queen?

2. What major problem is highlighted in this section?

3. How do Maria Theresa and Francis of Lorraine dress their children?

4. Why was Antoinette singled out for her lavish lifestyle?

5. Who was Count Mercy?

6. Why was Madame Antoinette a constant cause of frustration for her governess Madame de Noailles?

7. Why were the French courtiers a target for fraudsters?

8. How does Erikson depict Louis XV's reign?

9. What did Joseph think about the French court?

10. Describe one of the King Louis XVI's less desirable behaviors.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Antoinette's upbringing mold her into the person she became? Who were the most influential people during her childhood? What effect did Antoinette's upbringing have on her later life?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

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