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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Madame Dambreuse write three letters to Cécile?
(a) She needs money and asks Cécile for a loan.
(b) She is curious about Cécile's new married life.
(c) She is lonely and misses Cécile since she married and moved away.
(d) Monsieur Dambreuse asks to see her when he is on his deathbed.

2. Where does Frederic take Rosanette to escape from the chaos of Paris?
(a) Fontainebleau.
(b) Chartres.
(c) Creil.
(d) Normandy.

3. What does Monsieur Dambreuse propose Frederic announce his candidacy for?
(a) Mayor of Paris.
(b) The Committee for Public Safety.
(c) The Constituent Assembly.
(d) Head of the National Guard.

4. What does Frederic begin writing to distract himself from his infatuation with Marie Arnoux?
(a) A History of the French Revolution.
(b) A Treatise on the French Legal Code.
(c) A Treatise on Modern Banking.
(d) A History of the Renaissance.

5. In Chapter 6 of Part Two, what does Frederic swear to Marie Arnoux he will never do?
(a) Get married.
(b) Stop loving her.
(c) Hide any of Arnoux's secrets from her.
(d) Foreclose on Arnoux.

6. Why does Jacques Arnoux tell Marie that Rosanette is Frederic's mistress?
(a) To avoid a relationship developing between Marie and Frederic.dev
(b) To avoid arguments over his excessive spending.
(c) To lower her opinion of Frederic.
(d) To make her jealous.

7. What are Frederic and Marie Arnoux doing when Rosanette interrupts them in Chapter 3 of Part Three?
(a) Crying.
(b) Talking.
(c) Kissing.
(d) Fighting.

8. Where is Rosanette going with her Russian lover and wants to invite Frederic?
(a) The seaside.
(b) The lakes.
(c) The mountains.
(d) The woods.

9. Why is the command post of the Château d'Eau under attack?
(a) To get the King's attention.
(b) To demand a change in the Constitution.
(c) To riot and loot.
(d) To release fifty prisoners who are not actually there.

10. Who is traveling in the Victoria and sees Frederic accompanying Rosanette?
(a) Marie Arnoux.
(b) Hussonet.
(c) Jacques Arnoux.
(d) Monsieur Oudry.

11. Why is Monsieur Dambreuse slow to return Deslauriers' messages in Chapter 3 of Part Three?
(a) He is very concerned with business matters.
(b) He does not like Deslauriers and is ignoring him.
(c) He is out of town on vacation.
(d) He is very ill.

12. Why does Frederic desist from striking Rosanette after she interrupts his visit with Marie?
(a) He notices that Marie Arnoux is watching them.
(b) She announces that she is pregnant.
(c) He remembers that Rosanette has to appear in public the next morning.
(d) She announces that she is terminally ill.

13. What position does Deslauriers encourage Frederic to campaign for?
(a) Prime Minister.
(b) President.
(c) Deputy.
(d) Senator.

14. Where does Jacques Arnoux take Frederic when he would return unexpectedly and find him visiting Marie?
(a) A café in the rue Sainte-Anne to meet with Regimbart.
(b) L'Art Industriel on the Boulevard Montemarte to meet with Hussonet.
(c) His factory in Creil to meet with Sénécal.
(d) The Alhambra in downtown Paris to meet with Rosanette.

15. What effect does the change in government have in Paris?
(a) It makes everyone cheerful.
(b) It terrifies everyone.
(c) It saddens everyone.
(d) It makes everyone angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Frederic and Rosanette dine with Cisy and Hussonet after the races?

2. When Frederic leaves Deslauriers with his power of attorney, what is the first dishonest scheme Deslauriers considers and immediately discards?

3. Which character is implicated in a scheme involving carbines that are intercepted in Troyes?

4. Who is the prostitute posing as who Frederic sees in the palace?

5. What does Cisy do as soon as the signal to begin the duel is given?

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