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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does M. Pujol not want to leave behind when he departs the gypsies?
(a) Charlotte.
(b) Adrien.
(c) The widow.
(d) Madeleine.

2. In M. Pujol's story, what type of fish is eating all of the other fish in the pond?
(a) A beta.
(b) A gar.
(c) A carp.
(d) A catfish.

3. Why does Madeline doubt the photograph she sees of herself paddling M. Pujol?
(a) She thinks the girl in the photograph is too sulky.
(b) She thinks the girl in the photograph is too beautiful.
(c) She thinks the photograph looks fake.
(d) She thinks the photograph is skewed.

4. Who does Mother point to as the source of her trouble?
(a) Jean-Luc.
(b) Matilda.
(c) Papa.
(d) Madeleine.

5. What is the name of M. Pujol's past love who attended sixteen of his performances?
(a) Smith.
(b) Hugh.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Alexander.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Madeleine find stuck up in a tree?

2. What type of toast does Madeleine eat while visiting the widow in her chambers?

3. Which three words occur to Madeleine while she is conferring with Adrien about M. Pujol?

4. What is wrong with Emma's fingers?

5. What happened to the fish in the widow's pond after it was struck by lightning?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Madeleine see M. Pujol and Adiren doing when she is hiding behind the curtain?

2. Why do Madeleine and Adrien travel to the Institute for the Study of Aberrant Behaviors and Conditions? Who is there?

3. Why does Mother blame Madeleine for her troubles with the town's people?

4. Why does Madeleine insist that it is not her in the picture paddling M. Pujol?

5. How does M. Pujol feel about the people showering his caravan with gravel?

6. For what reasons does Adrien want to change the name of M. Pujol's photograph from Stupefaction to Revulsion?

7. Why does Madeleine's sleeping form begin to develop bruises?

8. How do Sophie and Beatrice communicate in code while in church?

9. Describe Adrien's best efforts to scare the patient he is supposed to photograph for his piece entitled "Terror!"

10. Why does Adrien join Madeleine in showering M. Pujol's caravan with gravel?

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