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Question 1

One way that the influence of Darwinian theories is seen in The Ladies' Paradise is that

1) Ultimately the shopowners, including Mouret, have to cooperate rather than to compete with each other in order for all of them to survive 

2) The retail world is shown as one in which there is fierce competition and "the survival of the fittest" 

3) The retail world is shown as one in which ultimately only ethical business practices are rewarded

Question 2

Throughout The Ladies' Paradise, Zola dramatizes the financial plight of the small shopowners through symbolism involving physical health. One example of this is 

1) The way in which the revival of Uncle Baudu's shop is paralleled by the pregnancy of Uncle Baudu's daughter shortly after her marriage to Baudu's assistant 

2) The way in which the decline of the small shopowners is paralleled by the sickness and death of Uncle Baudu's daughter 

3) The way in which the fact that Uncle Baudu's daughter regains her health at the end of the novel shows that the Baudu family still has a lot to make them happy despite the decline of their business

Question 3

Most of the descriptions of shoplifting in The Ladies' Paradise seem to be influenced by  nineteenth-century theories about women's emotions and physiology.  In particular, shoplifting is shown as often being

1) one aspect of organized criminal activity run by female masterminds 

2) a compulsion that is fueled by women's physiology and their neuroses and over which they have little control 

3) something that women do only as a result of intense, brutal pressure by their husbands and/or lovers

Question 4

Emile Zola's The Ladies' Paradise shows examples of unethical consumer behavior that still occur today.  From the list below, choose the one example that does NOT appear in the novel. 

1) Madame de Boves shoplifts some lace and other small items. 

2) Madame Marty pays for some of her purchases with a bank draft for money that is not actually in her and her husband's account (what today we would call a "bad check." 

3) Madame Guibal buys items that she has no intention of keeping but that she will return for a full refund after getting her use out of them.

Question 5

In Emile Zola's The Ladies' Paradise, Madame Marty is an example of what today we would call : 

1) A "shopaholic" or compulsive shopper. 

2) A "conspicuous consumer" who is interested only in buying the most expensive items as a way of flaunting her wealth and status.

3) A "hoarder" who is attracted obsessively to one item - gourmet food items, in her case - and who buys and hoards all the gourmet food she can find despite her lack of interest in other items.

Question 6

In Emile Zola's The Ladies' Paradise, Bourras fights to keep his small umbrella shop running : 

1) Although Mouret offers him lavish amounts of money to buy him out. 

2) In order to force Mouret to offer him lavish amounts of money to buy him out. 

3) Because he hopes that one day it will be successful enough for him to turn it into a department store like The Ladies' Paradise.

Question 7

Choose the one item from the list below that does NOT accurately describe Baron Hartmann.  In Emile Zola's The Ladies' Paradise, Baron Hartmann, who is responsible for redesigning the streets and layout of Paris, is 

1) Based upon the real-life figure of Baron Haussmann. 

2) Persuaded by Mouret to provide The Ladies' Paradise with desirable street access. 

3) A figure of impeccable integrity in both his professional and personal lives who has nothing in common with Mouret (no shared financial interests, no shared sexual/romantic interests) of any kind.

Question 8

Mouret is a master of advertising and public relations but even he is outdone by one rival who: 

1) Arranges for his (the rival's) store to be visited by Queen Victoria when she visits Paris. 

2) Arranges for his (the rival's) store to be blessed by a clergyman. 

3) Arranges for his (the rival's) store to open with a sale in which each item for sale is priced at one franc.

Question 9

When middle- or upper-class women are caught shoplifting in Mouret's store, they are not turned over to the police as long as they agree

1) To sign a letter admitting that they have shoplifted. 

2) To sleep with Mouret.

3) To pay double the price for the items they have tried to steal.

Question 10

Zola's novel The Ladies' Paradise shows the effects of Darwinian theories that were in wide circulation at the time the book was written.  One sign of this effect is that: 

1) Denise's attraction to Mouret is based largely upon his personal force, vitality, and abundant resources rather than on his moral character. 

2) At the end of the book Denise chooses Deloche over Mouret because Deloche's gentle, caring nature means that he will be a good father to whatever children they have together. 

3) Denise's consistently poor health makes Mouret ultimately reject her because her recurring illnesses mean that she isn't fit to be a mother.

Question 11

In The Ladies' Paradise, there are consistent parallels between financial and emotional matters.  One example of this is when Mouret Question 11 options: 

1) Reveals his love for Denise by giving up his fortune since she has told him she could never love a rich man. 

2) Reveals his love for Denise by inviting her to take a handful of "the day's takings" from his store.

3) Reveals his love for Denise by pledging to donate a large amount to charity on her behalf.