Madeleine is Sleeping | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Part 1

1. Who is Madeleine?

A young girl who has many brothers and sisters.

2. Madeleine looks beautiful while she is doing what?

Sleeping.

3. Who does Madeleine first dream of?

Matilde.

4. Who is Matilda?

The fat woman who lives in the village.

5. What does Matilda grow on her back?

A set of wings.

6. What do the children in town throw at Matilda as she passes?

Lard.

7. What do the cows give when Madeleine sleeps?

Double milk.

8. Who is Mother?

Madeleine's mother.

9. Why does Mother wish she was slim and childless?

So her husband would love her again.

10. Which saint does Madeleine dream of?

Saint Michel.

11. What do the hearts of the congregation turn into when Madeleine touches and blows on them?

Flowers.

12. What is Mother's heirloom?

A hand mirror.

13. Who orders a new viol?

M. Marais.