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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters IV - VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Chapter III", why does Camille think he will not spend much time at the shop?
(a) Because he will sell the shop.
(b) Because he will buy a new house.
(c) Because he will have a different job.
(d) Because he will be traveling.

2. Why does Laurent say he lost the financial support of his father?
(a) Because his father died.
(b) Because he tried to make a living painting.
(c) Because his father lost their money in a bad investment.
(d) Because he turned 21.

3. In "Chapter II", what does the narrator say Camille dealt with as a child?
(a) An absent father.
(b) Illiteracy.
(c) Illnesses.
(d) A drunk mother.

4. In "Chapter V", whose portrait does Laurent offer to paint?
(a) Camille.
(b) Thérèse.
(c) Grivet.
(d) Madame Raquin.

5. Why doesn't Camille ever have a real education?
(a) He lives too far from school.
(b) He never attends school.
(c) His father makes him work instead.
(d) His mother prevents it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Madam Raquin help Thérèse run a shop in Paris?

2. At the end of "Chapter III", how much time does the narrator say has passed since the Raquins obtained the shop in Paris?

3. In "Chapter VI", what convinces Laurent he can be Thérèse's lover?

4. In "Chapter I", what does the old woman do in the shop?

5. How does the narrator say Madam Raquin worked with Thérèse when buying the shop and apartment?

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