A Simple Heart | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapter 1

1. What is Félicité's relationship to Mme. Aubain?

Housemaid.

2. How long have Félicité and Mme. Aubain been in this relationship?

Half a century.

3. What kind of a wage does Félicité earn?

Low.

4. What are some of Félicité's chores?

Bridle a horse, the washing, feeding the chickens.

5. What happens to Mme. Aubain's husband?

He dies.

6. How is Mme. Aubain's husband described?

Handsome but impecunious.

7. Why does Mme. Aubain have to sell the majority of her properties?

Because her husband ran into debt.

8. How many properties does Mme. Aubain still own?

Two.

9. What was Mme. Aubain's annual income?

Five thousand francs.

10. Where is Mme. Aubain's house located?

Behind the market.

11. What is unusual about the floors in Mme. Aubain's house?

They are at different levels.

12. What color is the wainscoting in the living room?

White.

13. What...
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