Question 1

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Does it seem surprising that Félicité's voice is shrill? Why do you think this detail is included in her description?

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Question 2

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Explain the irony of Félicité's dismissal from her first job.

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Question 3

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What do we learn about Félicité through her relationship with Theodore?

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Question 4

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Félicité's service for Mme. Aubain is described with some detail. What kind of an impression does Félicité's service give of Mme. Aubain?

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Question 5

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Describe the scene with the bull and explain why you think it is important.

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Question 6

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On the way to Trouville, Félicité overhears Liebard talking about the woman that Theodore left her to marry, but she does not hear the end of the story. What, if any, function does this have in the story?

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Question 7

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How does Mme. Aubain respond to Félicité's reunion with her lost sister?

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Question 8

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How does Félicité understand the Holy Spirit?

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Question 9

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Why do you think Félicité's reaction to Virginie's first communion is so much more powerful than her reaction to her own first communion?

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Question 10

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How do Mme. Aubain and Félicité's reactions to Virginie's departure differ from each other?

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Question 11

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Does Victor seem to genuinely care for Félicité or is he only interested in taking things from her?

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Question 12

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Why do you think Flaubert has Félicité run all the way to say goodbye to Victor only to miss him at the last?

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Question 13

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Why do you think Félicité never talks about how worried she feels for Victor?

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Question 14

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Describe and provide an analysis of Mme. Aubain's reaction when Félicité tells her that she hasn't heard from Victor in six months.

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Last updated by Cat on 07 Feb 04:36

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Question 15

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Why do you think Mme. Aubain shakes slightly when she sees Félicité respond to the news of her nephew's death?

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Last updated by Cat on 07 Feb 04:35

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Question 16

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What do you think Félicité means when she says of Victor's death that "'It doesn't matter a bit, not to them it doesn't'"?

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Question 17

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Do you think it's significant that Félicité misses Virginie's death because she goes back to lock up in case of thieves?

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Question 18

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How do Félicité and Mme. Aubain react to Virginie's death?

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Question 19

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Why do you think it has such a big impact on Félicité when Mme. Aubain embraces her?

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Question 20

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Why do you think Félicité is hurt by people's jokes about Loulou?

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Last updated by Cat on 07 Feb 04:33

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Question 21

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How does Félicité feel about Loulou before she begins to go deaf? How do you know?

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Question 22

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What is the irony of Félicité's long search for Loulou?

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Last updated by Cat on 07 Feb 04:32

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Question 23

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Why do you think the narrator conceals the real cause of Loulou's death?

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Question 24

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What objects stand out in Félicité's collection of objects and what relationships can you find between them?

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Last updated by Cat on 07 Feb 04:31

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Question 25

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What are some characteristics of Roz in The Wild Robot?

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Last updated by ohio on 06 Feb 23:33

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