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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For whom do Pepe and Jean buy some articles during the big sale?
(a) Pepe's girlfriend.
(b) Jean's wife.
(c) Denise.
(d) Baudu.

3. What record does the store make on the day of the big sale?
(a) Five million mark.
(b) Two million mark.
(c) One million mark.
(d) Three million mark.

4. What does Baudu hope will energize his shop?
(a) Christmas shopping.
(b) The completion of the new road.
(c) Major renovations.
(d) New inventory.

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

6. Why does Bouthemont say that distinguished ladies will not admit to wearing clothes from Mouret's store?
(a) The store's quality is declining.
(b) They want people to think they wear only designer clothes.
(c) The low prices.
(d) Mouret's bad reputation.

7. Who decides to steal Colomban from his fiancee?
(a) Clara.
(b) Pauline.
(c) Cecille.
(d) Edna.

8. What does Mouret tell Denise to take in his office?
(a) A vase.
(b) A portrait.
(c) A paperweight.
(d) A handful of money.

9. Which group is beginning to forge a new, nameless class?
(a) Accountants.
(b) Milliners.
(c) Shop girls.
(d) Sommeliers.

10. Why can Denise be nothing more than a mistress to Mouret?
(a) He is her employer.
(b) She is not in his class.
(c) He is married.
(d) He is engaged to be married.

11. What does Denise notice about Genevieve when she tries to comfort her?
(a) She has begun to stutter.
(b) She has bruises on her back.
(c) She is very thin.
(d) She has gained a lot of weight.

12. What happens to Genevieve as a result of her grief?
(a) She gets counseling.
(b) She rallies and goes out on the town.
(c) She stays in bed for months.
(d) She dies.

13. Who brings her children to the store as a form of entertainment?
(a) Madame Bourdelais.
(b) Madame Bollinger.
(c) Madame Bodeau.
(d) Madame Ballou.

14. What is the theme of the dreams that Denise has during this period?
(a) Reaching one's goals.
(b) Finding true love.
(c) Working through grief.
(d) The struggle to survive.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What symbolizes life and death in Chapter 13?

2. On what terms does Denise agree to stay?

3. Which of the following do NOT trap the customers inside the store?

4. Why is Mouret crying?

5. Which of the following does NOT happen to Bourras?

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