Î) COMPRÉHENSION / EXPRESSION
1. Choose the most suitable title and justify your choice.
The dress 	A daughter under influence	Shopping for clothes	2 pts
Deirdre has always been influenced by her mother. When she bought a dress on her own for the first time, she was delighted with her choice but later she changed her mind because her mother thought the dress was unsuitable.	4 pts
2. How do we know that the main part of the text is a flashback? Pick out three clues of a different kind and indicate the lines. 6 pts
1) (line 2) "remembered the only time she had bought clothes."
ou (fine 7) "But this one time she had sneaked off."	2 pts
2) (line 24) "What little insurance she had gained that afternoon was lost." 2 pts
3) (line 9) "The change of name: Deirdre Oddicott has become Deirdre Fount " 2 pts
3. "I know what suits you, Deirdre'; Mrs. W. Oddicott would say, "I have a good eye and you do not, you will try on something highly unsuitable and then allow yourself to be talked into buying it by some little shop girl !" (line 4 to line 6)
a) What do these words reveal about the mother's attitude towards Deirdre? (30 words)
The mother is used to deciding for her daughter. She doesn't trust her daughter's taste and thinks she will be influenced by any shop‑assistant So, she has a patronizing attitude.6 pts
b) What does "would" indicate in the sentence "Mrs W Oddicott would say'? (25 words)
The modal "would" expresses a habit in the past. It shows that this happened regularly. Mrs Oddicott always tried to influence her daughter.
c) "I shall be lost once I am married" (line 9).What does this sentence imply about her relationship with her future husband? (30 words)
This sentence suggests her married life will probably be difficult since she has seen unable to stand up to her mother. She thinks that the same will happen to her when she is married. She will be entirely dependent on him and won't be able to take her own decisions. 	4 pts
4. Read the text from line 11 to the end. Match each adjective with a short passage from the text. Quote the text and indicate the lines. The adjectives do not necessarily follow the order of the text.	10 pts
1. persuasive:	
(lines 20‑21) "Oh mother, but it's a beautiful dress! Feel it, look at it. It is so soft and silky. I think it's very smart indeed, very alluring" 2 pts 
2. upset: 
(line23) "Disappointment and resentment had welled up ..." (line 40) "She had burst into tears of misery and frustration." 2 pts 
3. doubtful: 
(lines 16‑17) "She began to have misgivings." (line 18) "Perhaps she had not the presence to carry them off." 2 pts 
4. self‑deprecating: 
(lines 41‑42) "! am ugly, she said, thin and plain and awkward." 2 pts 
5. self‑satisfied: 
(lines 13‑14) "her heart beating with triumph and excitement, because the dress was her own purchase."2 pts
5. 'But this one time she had sneaked off' (line 7). What does this detail reveal about how Deirdre felt at the time? (20 words)
The fact that she sneaked off shows that she was determined to go on her own this time but she was afraid her mother would prevent her from doing so. 4 pts
6. 	a) Between line 19 and line 24, how does the mother express her disapproval of her daughter's choice? Write a short paragraph in your own words. (30 words)
the mother shows her disapproval by hardly looking at the dress and by remaining totally silent. She turns her back on Deirdre and goes on with what she is doing. 6 pts
	b) How does this affect her daughter's opinion on her new dress? (20 words)
When Deirdre understands that her mother doesn't like the dress, she changes her mind about it and decides never to wear it 4 pts
Quote the text to justify your answer: 4 pts
(lines 32‑33) : "But that evening … she would never wear it."	2 pts
(line 37) : "The dress was awful. " 2 pts
7. "... everything had gone wrong" (line 41) 
Explain how Deirdre's perception of things changes between lines 34 and 46. Who and what does she hold responsible for her failure? (40 words) 10 pts
At first she is angry and blames her mother for her problem. She accuses her of being jealous and of spoiling her life on purpose. However, when she looks at herself in the mirror, she realizes that her own plainness and stupidity are responsible for her failure.
8. "... she felt sick with fear that Mrs Oddicott might be right about many other things."
(lines 45‑46) Imagine what these "other things" might be. (40 words)	10 pts
These "other things" might refer to her future husband and her married life. Her choice of Aubrey as a husband was perhaps a mistake. She may also be thinking about her choice of friends and her way of life 
9.	From line 30 ("it has nothing to do with me ...'), imagine a different ending to the scene in the form of a dialogue or a narrative. (150 words)
10. Teenagers often dislike their parents' influence on their personal choices (clothes, music, friends, studies ...). How do you feel about it? / What about you? (200 words)
II ) TRADUCTION	40 pts
Translate into French from "She had burst" (line 40) to "many other things". (line 46)
She had burst into tears	Elle avait fondu en larme 	3	
misery and frustration 	de tristesse et de dépit 	3	
because everything had gone wrong ` 	parce que tout 	(s'était mal passé
 	(avait mal tourné	4	
and there was no hope for her.	(et qu'elle ne s'en sortirait jamais. 
(et que tout espoir était perdu	2	
I am ugly,	je suis moche, 	2	
she said furiously,	dit-elle 	(pleine de rage,
 	(avec rage 	3	
thin and plain and awkward,	Maigre, laide et gauche,	6	
nice clothes do not suit me,	les beaux vêtements ne me vont pas, 	4	
the only things I do not look entirely foolish in	les seuls vêtements dans lesquels je n'ai pas l'air complètement ridicule	6	
are the things my mother selects	sont ceux que ma mère (me) choisit,	3	
for she is right, 	car elle a raison,	2	
she does know me best.	c'est elle qui me connaît le mieux,	4	
That was the worst thing of all, V	Et c'était cela le pire 	4	
knowing that her mother was right,	(le fait de) savoir que sa mère avait raison	3	
because in her heart 	car au fond (d'elle même)	3	
she felt sick with fear	elle était malade de peur	3	
that Mrs Oddicott might be fight about many other things.	à l'idée que Madame Oddicott pût avoir raison sur bien d'autres choses encore	5