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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Baudu talk to Colomban about?
(a) Postponing the wedding.
(b) Opening a branch store.
(c) Expanding the shop.
(d) Buying new inventory.

2. Which of the following does Denise NOT achieve in the new department?
(a) Better salary.
(b) Respect.
(c) Friendships.
(d) Success.

3. 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.

4. How does Madame de Boves behave when discovered stealing?
(a) Contrite.
(b) Scared.
(c) Embarrassed.
(d) Haughty.

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

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

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

8. How does Mouret feel about Denise at this point?
(a) He enjoys her to a point.
(b) He barely tolerates her.
(c) He is falling in love with her.
(d) He detests her.

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

10. What is Madame Desforges' plan?
(a) To remodel her dining room.
(b) To take a trip to Spain.
(c) To retire in three years.
(d) To get Mouret and Denise at her house together.

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

12. What item of clothing has Denise come to help Madame Desforges with?
(a) An evening gown.
(b) A wedding dress.
(c) A coat.
(d) A cocktail dress.

13. Which of the following does Denise NOT have implemented for the staff as a result of her relationship with Mouret?
(a) Game rooms.
(b) Gym memberships.
(c) Educational classes.
(d) A library.

14. What month is it when Chapter 10 begins?
(a) August.
(b) November.
(c) January.
(d) May.

15. What is the new department in which Denise becomes a buyer?
(a) China and crystal.
(b) Gourmet food.
(c) Children's wear.
(d) Alterations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mouret plan for after Denise has gone?

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

3. What seems to be the primary topic of conversation in the store?

4. What is the source of Genevieve's physical decline?

5. Whose funeral is the first one held in Chapter 13?

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