Forgot your password?  
| | | | | |
  Sign up for your free account today!  

Moderato Cantabile | Quiz

Marguerite Duras
This Study Guide consists of approximately 57 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Moderato Cantabile.

Moderato Cantabile | Quiz

Students: Take our free Moderato Cantabile quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

Teachers: The BookRags Lesson Plan contains hundreds of test and quiz questions, including multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions. Create your own quiz or test with our automatic test generator, or choose from our ready-to-go chapter quizzes, midterm tests, and final exams. Don’t waste time reinventing the wheel, get the Lesson Plan today!

Directions: Click on the correct answer.

1)

How many years ago did Anne get married? (from Chapter 3)

5.
11.
20.
10.
2)

Who says, "I suppose we'd really better decide whether to talk or say nothing"? (from Chapter 8)

The patronne.
Chauvin.
Anne.
The teacher.
3)

What does the book say the whole town was talking about at the beginning of Chapter 4? (from Chapter 4)

The good weather.
Anne.
Anne's child.
The bad weather.
4)

Anne tells the man that she throws a reception for whom at her house every year? (from Chapter 3)

The restaurant workers.
Her friends.
The teachers in town.
The factory workers.
5)

What does Anne describe as "like black ink"? (from Chapter 4)

Her house.
Her heart.
The shadow of the beech tree.
Her child.
6)

What do Anne and the child see out a window as they climb to the top of the teacher's apartment stairs? (from Chapter 5)

Sea and boats.
A steam shovel and wet sand.
Men and women.
Children and boats.
7)

What does Anne tell Chauvin she did with her wine after their last meeting during their conversation in Chapter 8? (from Chapter 8)

She drank all of it.
She smelled it.
She poured it out.
She threw it up.
8)

Who says they're afraid in Chapter 8? (from Chapter 8)

Chauvin.
The child.
Anne.
The patronne.
9)

Why can't Anne walk home fast enough for her child at the end of Chapter 4? (from Chapter 4)

She doesn't want to go back.
She is tired.
She is too full of food.
She is too drunk.
10)

Who is waiting for Anne when she enters the cafe in Chapter 4? (from Chapter 4)

Anne's husband.
The teacher.
The man.
The patronne.
11)

Where does Anne tell Chauvin she will be taking her child on vacation? (from Chapter 6)

The mountains.
The city.
The lake.
The seashore.
12)

What key does the teacher have the child play the scales in? (from Chapter 5)

C major.
D major.
C minor.
D minor.
13)

Whose room is described as "a quiet room, the best room in the house"? (from Chapter 4)

The child's.
Anne's.
The kitchen.
Anne's husband's.
14)

How is the duck prepared at the dinner party? (from Chapter 7)

Pressed.
Baked.
Fried.
Broiled.
15)

What gesture does the man make towards Anne near the end of their conversation in Chapter 3? (from Chapter 3)

Shakes her hand.
Hugs her.
Holds her hand.
Puts his hand near hers.
16)

Anne tells Chauvin that she watches the men out on the street outside her house when? (from Chapter 6)

When she doesn't know what to do with herself.
When her child is away.
When her husband is away.
When she is bored.
17)

What does Anne do to the flower on her dress during the dinner party? (from Chapter 7)

Crumples it.
Takes it off.
Smells it.
Tears it.
18)

What type of bird does the child look at just after the end of the music lesson in Chapter 5? (from Chapter 5)

Heron.
Seagull.
Crane.
Crow.
19)

Who is with Anne when she comes to the cafe in Chapter 8? (from Chapter 8)

Her husband.
No one.
The child.
The teacher.
20)

How is Anne's voice described as in the book? (from Chapter 8)

Soft and sweet.
Steady and wooden.
Loud and annoying.
Steady and solid.
21)

What does the child stop and watch on his way home at the end of Chapter 4? (from Chapter 4)

The lightning.
The boats.
The birds.
The waves.
22)

When Chauvin begins describing a scene to Anne in the cafe in Chapter 6, what does he say she is leaning on? (from Chapter 6)

A grand piano.
A chair.
A sofa.
The staircase.
23)

What tempo does the child say he is playing in after being questioned by the teacher in Chapter 5? (from Chapter 5)

One-one time.
Three-three time.
Four-four time.
Two-two time.
24)

What time does the patronne tell Anne and Chauvin it is? (from Chapter 6)

6:00.
5:30.
7:00.
6:30.
25)

Who says, "I suspect that he would have done it of his own accord one day"? (from Chapter 3)

The man.
The patronne.
Anne.
The child.
Copyrights
Moderato Cantabile from BookRags and Gale's For Students Series. ©2005-2006 Thomson Gale, a part of the Thomson Corporation. All rights reserved.
Follow Us on Facebook
Homework Help