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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. What is the imagery of the big department store in Chapter 6?
(a) Machinery.
(b) Weather.
(c) Festivities.
(d) Floods.

2. What role does Mouret assume in the store?
(a) Benevolent despot.
(b) Executioner.
(c) King of all he surveys.
(d) Benevolent prince.

3. Jean has an apprenticeship with _________________.
(a) an accountant.
(b) an electrician.
(c) an ivory craftsman.
(d) a sculptor.

4. What does Mouret say about Denise's termination?
(a) He apologizes for the misunderstanding.
(b) He says it was a long time coming.
(c) He says it was inevitable.
(d) He stands firm on his decision.

5. It is important to Denise that ____________ knows the truth about what really happened in the basement.
(a) Bourdain.
(b) Deloche.
(c) Mouret.
(d) Jouve.

Short Answer Questions

1. If the store is a big machine, Denise feels like ___________.

2. Why does Madame Aurelie reprimand Denise?

3. At which of the following stores does Madame Desforges NOT buy her clothes?

4. What is the name of Uncle Baudu's daughter?

5. Bourdoncle thinks that the women Mouret uses eventually will seek ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the imagery introduced in Chapter 2 regarding the big department store?

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

3. What is the symbolism of Genevieve's death?

4. Why does Mouret's money and power agitate Denise?

5. How does Mouret exploit women to achieve his goals?

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

7. Explain Denise's internal conflict related to her burgeoning feelings for Mouret.

8. How does Denise first come in contact with Au Bonheur des Dames?

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

10. What are Bourdoncle's business philosophies that are in sharp contrast to Mouret's?

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