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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Laurent capsize the boat after throwing Camille in?
(a) To destroy the evidence.
(b) To make it look like an accident.
(c) Laurent doesn't capsize the boat.
(d) To frighten Thérèse.

2. In "Chapter III", why does the narrator say Camille wanted to leave the country?
(a) He found a new job.
(b) He wanted to go to school.
(c) He was bored.
(d) He had never been to a city.

3. What game do the Raquins play in "Chapter IV"?
(a) Charades.
(b) Dominos.
(c) Gin rummy.
(d) Billiards.

4. Where do the rescuers take Laurent and Thérèse after their boat accident?
(a) Home.
(b) To a restuarant.
(c) To the police.
(d) To a hotel.

5. Where does Laurent weigh the pros and cons of killing Camille?
(a) On the metro.
(b) At work.
(c) In his bed.
(d) In Thérèse's apartment.

6. Where is the haberdashery shop that Thérèse works at located?
(a) An alley.
(b) Above someone's home.
(c) In a garage.
(d) A busy main street.

7. What does Thérèse look forward to in "Chapter XVI"?
(a) Stopping her guilty feelings.
(b) Reading a new book.
(c) Marrying Laurent.
(d) Leaving her aunt.

8. Why does the narrator say Madame Raquin become Thérèse's guardian?
(a) Thérèse needs a job.
(b) Thérèse becomes to sick to care for herself.
(c) Thérèse's mother dies.
(d) Thérèse runs away from home.

9. In "Chapter X", what does Michaud say about many murders?
(a) They are committed by people the victim knows.
(b) They are violent.
(c) They are actually accidents.
(d) They go unsolved.

10. How does Thérèse know Laurent?
(a) From her childhood.
(b) From her aunt's church.
(c) From Camille's work.
(d) From the shop.

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

12. In "Chapter VI", why does Laurent start coming to the Raquin apartment nearly every day?
(a) To have tea.
(b) To paint a portrait.
(c) To help in the shop.
(d) To share books.

13. When does Thérèse kiss Laurent on Thursday evenings?
(a) When he goes to leave.
(b) She doesn't kiss him on Thursdays.
(c) When she pretends to help in the shop.
(d) When everyone's backs are turned.

14. In "Chapter II", what does the narrator say is missing from Thérèse and Camille's relationship?
(a) Passion.
(b) Money.
(c) Family approval.
(d) Understanding.

15. Why does Thérèse go to her aunt in "Chapter XIV"?
(a) To beg for forgiveness.
(b) To ask to leave.
(c) To cry.
(d) To reopen the shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Laurent know he got away with murder?

2. At the end of "Chapter I", what does Thérèse do after leaving the shop?

3. What does Thérèse consider instead of marrying Laurent in "Chapter XVI"?

4. Where does Laurent kiss Thérèse while Camille sleeps in "Chapter XI"?

5. What does Thérèse do when Madame Raquin cries in "Chapter XV"?

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