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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What occasion is about to be launched at Au Bonheur des Dames at the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) The Easter Sale.
(b) The Christmas Sale.
(c) The Great White Sale.
(d) The Summer Sale.

3. What goal has Mouret met at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) His store has the largest silk inventory in France.
(b) His expansion plan is approved.
(c) His store has a fleet of 50 delivery vans.
(d) Denise has agreed to marry him.

4. What is the main theme of Chapter 10?
(a) Religion.
(b) Greed.
(c) Class.
(d) Betrayal.

5. Why is Mouret in such despair?
(a) His mother has died.
(b) The store is in bankruptcy.
(c) Denise still refuses his invitations.
(d) His wife has asked for a divorce.

6. What realization does Denise come to?
(a) She will never marry.
(b) She wants children.
(c) She wants to leave Paris.
(d) She loves Mouret.

7. What does Genevieve's death symbolize?
(a) The suffering one does for love.
(b) The need to be assertive to get what you want.
(c) The plague that is speeding across France.
(d) The death of old ways of doing business.

8. What does Bouthemont talk to Madame Desforges about?
(a) Setting up a competitive store.
(b) Marrying him.
(c) Designing clothes for his store.
(d) Taking a trip to England.

9. Who is caught stealing during the big sales?
(a) Madame Ballou.
(b) Madame Boulanger.
(c) Madame Desforges.
(d) Madame de Boves.

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

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

12. What color covers Baudu's shop after the deaths?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Purple.

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

14. To whom does Baudu sell his country house?
(a) Robineau.
(b) Colomban.
(c) Mouret.
(d) Lhommes.

15. Which of the following does Madame Baudu NOT attribute to Genevieve's declining health?
(a) She stays out late drinking with friends.
(b) She has inherited Madame Baudu's physical weakness.
(c) Spending so much time in a dark shop is not healthy.
(d) She is depressed about the delay in her marriage to Colomban.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Baudu talk to Colomban about?

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

3. Who decides to steal Colomban from his fiancee?

4. What event does Madame Desforges host at the beginning of Chapter 11?

5. What happens to Genevieve as a result of her grief?

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