Paris For One Quiz

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How is Clement’s conflict similar to Fabien’s? (from Chapters 7-8 (49-69))

They are both suffering from bad memories.

They both keep hoping, against all odds.

They both have to prove their manhood to themselves and others.

They both long to escape Paris and their careers.

How does writing bring Nell and Fabien closer to one another? (from Chapter 10-12 (104-122))

When they read one another's works they experience one another's worlds.

When they read one another's works they understand the culture that the other came from.

When they read one another's works they build up the courage to ask difficult questions of each other.

When they read one another's works they learn the truth about the past relationships.

How do the love locks relate to both Fabien’s and Nell’s relationships? (from Chapter 9 (70-103))

Their previous partners were secretive and self-defeating.

Their previous partners weighed them down with unrealistic expectations and insults.

Their previous partners trapped them into the relationships.

Their previous partners were possessive and pessimistic.

How is the scene where Nell meets Pete in the hotel lobby symbolic? (from Chapter 10-12 (104-122))

Peter is wearing flip-flops, which reflects his inability to commit wholeheartedly to a relationship with Nell.

Peter is working on his laptop, which reflects that he is more committed to his job than Nell.

Peter is wearing a locket around his neck, which symbolizes his possessiveness of Nell.

Peter is posing on the couch like a Greek god, reflecting his self-image.

Why might Moyes have positioned Fabien waiting on the Pont des Arts in the final scene? (from Epilogue: “Six Months Later” (133-151))

The bridge is in the process of losing the locks that were weighing it down, just as Nell and Fabien are free of the weight of their prior relationships.

When Fabien jumps from the bridge into the Rose de Paris he is fully embracing a life of uncertainty and change.

The lovers have bridged their cultural gaps.

Both lovers have now rejected reality and are have decided to live romantic, artistic lifestyles.