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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT how Bouthemont describes shop girls?
(a) Good dressers.
(b) Immersed in luxury.
(c) Lacking education.
(d) Financially savvy.

2. Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the silk department?
(a) Fierce competition.
(b) Mellow atmosphere.
(c) Sexual conquests.
(d) Sales rivalries.

3. For what event is Au Bonheur des Dames prepared at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Easter sale.
(b) Bastille Day sale.
(c) Winter sale.
(d) Christmas sale.

4. Why does Madame Aurelie not let Denise sell to a customer?
(a) The customer asked for Madame Aurelie.
(b) Denise has other tasks to complete.
(c) Denise is inexperienced.
(d) The customer is a regular.

5. What is one thing that Mouret's money cannot buy for him?
(a) An embassy job.
(b) A political position.
(c) Denise's love.
(d) A royal title.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the other tenants living in the house with Denise?

2. In what department does Pauline work?

3. What does Madame Desforges flaunt in front of Denise?

4. Which group is beginning to forge a new, nameless class?

5. What does Denise do after her dismissal from Au Bonheur des Dames?

(see the answer key)

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