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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why has Mouret remained a bachelor for so long?
(a) He cannot commite.
(b) He thinks it is the key to his success.
(c) He is not interested in women.
(d) He has not found the right woman.

2. What is the secret to running a successful store like Au Bonheur des Dames?
(a) The continuous turnover of capital.
(b) Aggressive advertising.
(c) Publicity stunts.
(d) Regular merchandise discounts.

3. What thought does Mouret begin to entertain at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) Retiring.
(b) Expanding to London.
(c) Vacationing in St. Moritz.
(d) Marrying Denise.

4. What does Mouret plan for after Denise has gone?
(a) To go into hiding for awhile.
(b) To retire early.
(c) To go to Valgones and marry her there.
(d) To find another girl to marry.

5. What does Genevieve overhear Colomban saying?
(a) He loves Clara.
(b) He loves Pauline.
(c) He loves Marie.
(d) He loves Denise.

6. What decision has Mouret made at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Extend store hours.
(b) Give everyone a raise.
(c) Rearrange the departments.
(d) Sell the store.

7. Which of the following does NOT describe the state of Baudu's store at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) It is failing.
(b) It is empty.
(c) It is dreary.
(d) It is closed.

8. Whose funeral is the first one held in Chapter 13?
(a) Jouve's.
(b) Denise's.
(c) Genevieve's.
(d) Baudu's.

9. Why is Genevieve so upset at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Her mother has a terminal illness.
(b) Her brother has died.
(c) Colomban has left her.
(d) She was terminated from her job.

10. What does the big sale celebrate?
(a) The final expansion of the store.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Summer holidays.
(d) Easter.

11. Why is Colomban and Genevieve's marriage postponed again?
(a) Baudu has a background check done on Colomban.
(b) Baudu thinks that Genevieve can do better for herself.
(c) Colomban's parents do not like Genevieve.
(d) Baudu's pride will not let him pass on an almost bankrupt business.

12. What is the source of Mouret's anger on this day?
(a) Taxes are due.
(b) Denise refuses his dinner invitation.
(c) The sales are miserably low.
(d) A customer is suing the store.

13. What event does Madame Desforges host at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) Easter brunch.
(b) Christmas dinner.
(c) A Saturday tea.
(d) New Year's Eve cocktails.

14. To what does Mouret invite Denise?
(a) Cocktails.
(b) Theatre.
(c) Opera.
(d) Dinner.

15. What happens to a shop owner if he/she is forced to work for someone else?
(a) He/she is made a partner.
(b) He/she gets health insurance.
(c) He/she goes down in class.
(d) He/she gets better salaries.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Madame Baudu NOT attribute to Genevieve's declining health?

2. What color covers Baudu's shop after the deaths?

3. What item of clothing has Denise come to help Madame Desforges with?

4. What is Madame Guibal doing in the reading room?

5. What does Mouret offer to do for Denise?

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