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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 is Florent's younger brother?
(a) Quenu.
(b) Francois.
(c) Jacques.
(d) Bertrand.

2. To whom does Florent give part of his monthly salary?
(a) Monsieur Verlaque.
(b) Monsieur Gavard.
(c) La Belle Lisa.
(d) Quenu.

3. How long did it take the person in #14 to escape from Devil's Island?
(a) Five weeks.
(b) Six months.
(c) Two months.
(d) Two years.

4. What prompts Florent to return to politics?
(a) His ego.
(b) His unjust imprisonment.
(c) Not enough social programs.
(d) Sky-high taxes.

5. Who does Florent run into while walking the streets of Paris?
(a) Monsieur Laurent.
(b) Mademoiselle Lyon.
(c) Monsieur Gavard.
(d) Madame Legrand.

Short Answer Questions

1. In whose back room do Florent and other men hold regular meetings?

2. What is Les Halles?

3. Who is the only woman in the fish market who is kind to Florent?

4. What is Quenu's second career choice?

5. Who does Quenu marry?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Florent reject Quenu and Lisa's bourgeois lifestyle?

2. What instructions does Monsieur Gavard give La Sarriette as he is being escorted to jail?

3. How did Florent's naivete lead to his downfall?

4. What does Muche talk Pauline into doing, knowing that it will make Pauline's mother mad?

5. How does Florent meet La Belle Normande and what does she do that upsets him?

6. What do the women find in Gavard's rooms and what do they do with it?

7. To what does Florent liken a huge belly?

8. What does Lisa do to try and satisfy her suspicions of Florent?

9. How does Zola use foreshadowing in Florent's tutoring work with Muche?

10. What lessons must Florent learn in this "new" Paris?

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