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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the Count shock the Marquise's brother?
(a) By telling him that he is dying.
(b) By telling him that he still intends to marry the Marquise.
(c) By telling him that he is married.
(d) By telling him that he is a father.

2. What does the Count claim when he visits the family?
(a) That he has gone broke.
(b) That he is the father of the baby.
(c) That he is being sent to war.
(d) That his wife has recently died.

3. What does the Count give the baby when it is born?
(a) His father's pocket watch.
(b) His medals.
(c) A large sum of money.
(d) A kiss.

4. How does the family react when the Count arrives at their home?
(a) They are indifferent.
(b) They are distraught.
(c) They are confused.
(d) They are relieved.

5. When the Count arrives at the house for a visit, what does he do?
(a) He proposes to the Marquise.
(b) He tells the Marquise that her attackers have been dealt with.
(c) He offers to buy the Marquise's home from her.
(d) He plans a party in the Marquise's honor.

6. What country attacks the Marquise's country?
(a) Portugal.
(b) America.
(c) England.
(d) Russia.

7. What does the Marquise command her porter to do?
(a) Arm himself.
(b) Allow only family to enter the house.
(c) Keep a close eye on the laneway.
(d) Not allow any visitors into the house.

8. How does "The Marquise of O-" conclude?
(a) The Marquise and the Count get married a second time and live happily.
(b) The Marquise becomes sick and abandons her children as she flees to the country.
(c) The Count dies in combat and the Marquise moves in with her parents.
(d) The Count and the Marquise are unable to get along and part ways quietly.

9. How do the Count and the Marquise live until after the baby is born?
(a) They live together at the Marquise's parents' house.
(b) In separate houses.
(c) The Count is stationed hours away and the Marquise stays with her parents.
(d) They live together in the country.

10. What has the Marquise sworn never to do again?
(a) Trust a man.
(b) Marry.
(c) Fall in love.
(d) Bear a child.

11. Where is the Count headed when he stops at the Marquise's home?
(a) Naples.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Moscow.

12. What does the Count tell the family about during dinner?
(a) An old friend who he plans to visit.
(b) His childhood.
(c) His experiences during the war.
(d) His experiences during his recovery.

13. What is the Marquise's father's position in the military?
(a) He is a brigadier.
(b) He is a captain.
(c) He is a colonel.
(d) He is a general.

14. What does the Marquise's mother claim she will do if the Marquise's father does not forgive his daughter?
(a) She will not speak to him for weeks.
(b) She will allow the Marquise to move back into the house.
(c) She will leave him.
(d) She will become depressed.

15. What is the Marquise's father often referred to in the story?
(a) The commandment.
(b) The commodore.
(c) The commandant.
(d) The commander.

Short Answer Questions

1. What place is the Marquise's father ordered to defend?

2. While the Count is away on his trip, what does the Marquise begin to suffer from?

3. What did the vision remind the Count of?

4. What does the family wonder about the Count?

5. What country does the Marquise live in?

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