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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which silk department employee wants Robineau's job?
(a) Hugo.
(b) Hutin.
(c) Hulett.
(d) Hubert.

2. Which of the following does Bourras NOT bring Denise when Pepe gets sick?
(a) Soup
(b) Eviction notice.
(c) Bread.
(d) Job offer.

3. What happens at the store during the summer?
(a) A fire in the ladies department.
(b) Huge summer sales.
(c) Increased advertising.
(d) Mass employee layoffs.

4. Who is the dressmaker being discussed by all the ladies?
(a) Chanel.
(b) Sauvage.
(c) Dior.
(d) Sauveur.

5. Who is the most charming salesperson in the silk department?
(a) Henry.
(b) Hutin.
(c) Hassad.
(d) Jacob.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Bourras angry at Mouret?

2. How does Mouret entice the ladies to shop at Au Bonheur des Dames?

3. To what is Denise's life as a shop girl compared?

4. Why does Mouret hope to meet Baron Hartmann?

5. What does Mouret say about Denise's termination?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Mouret uncomfortable with the way Madame Desforges flaunts their relationship?

2. What does the color white symbolize in Chapter 14?

3. Why is Denise proof that Mouret's money will not buy him everything he wants?

4. How does the store bring out the worst in the store's customers?

5. What is a recurring theme in the book notably beginning in Chapter 7?

6. Why can Baudu no longer honor the offer he had made to Denise a year ago?

7. What is the symbolism of the store blocking the sun from the surrounding neighborhoods?

8. Why is the summer season especially difficult for the store employees?

9. What is the symbolism of the vans at Au Bonheur des Dames?

10. What are Denise's reactions to Pauline's suggestion on how to assuage her loneliness?

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