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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. In Chapter 4, which character sends a letter to Frederic telling him of plans to visit him in Paris?
(a) Hussonet.
(b) Madame Moreau.
(c) Frederic's uncle.
(d) Charles Deslauriers.

2. Who is the owner of L'Art?
(a) Dambreuse.
(b) Arnoux.
(c) Hussonet.
(d) Deslauriers.

3. In what year does the novel begin?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1770.
(c) 1860.
(d) 1840.

4. How old is Frederic at the beginning of the novel?
(a) 18 years old.
(b) 16 years old.
(c) 40 years old.
(d) 20 years old.

5. Where is the restaurant located in which Frederic dines daily at a cost of only forty-three sous?
(a) Rue de la Harpe.
(b) Ronde-Point.
(c) The Champs-Elysées.
(d) The Tuileries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marie Arnoux do with the roses that her husband gives her at her party?

2. What is the name of the man that Frederic meets on the ship?

3. Who is the author of this novel?

4. Why does Regimbart like to visit cafés and billiard saloons?

5. Who is Frederic returning from visiting in hopes he will include him in his will?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hussonet do for a living? What is his professional ambition? What has he done to pursue this dream?

2. What business proposition do Hussonet and Deslauriers bring to Frederic? How does Frederic respond?

3. Whom does Frederic see when he opens the door to the first class section? What is his impression of this person?

4. Where is the protagonist when the novel begins? What does he look like and what does he have with him?

5. Who is the host of the costume party to which Arnoux brings Frederic? What is this person's relationship to Arnoux?

6. How does the narrator describe Monsieur Dambreuse in Chapter 3? What does he look like? How does he interact with Frederic during their meeting?

7. What is Pellerin's attitude toward Realism? What does he believe the real goal of art to be? In his opinion, what is necessary for great art?

8. When Frederic and Deslauriers begin living together in Chapter 5, what is their relationship like? How do they divide the labor and costs of living?

9. Who is Dussardier? Why is he taken to prison? What does Frederic give him to replace his most prized possession?

10. What situation precludes Frederic and Deslauriers from realizing their plans together? What is Frederic's reaction to his news?

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