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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What problem does Mouret talk about with Vallagnosc?
(a) Customer service.
(b) Expansion.
(c) Bankruptcy.
(d) Theft.

2. What is the source of Genevieve's physical decline?
(a) Her depressed emotional state.
(b) She is on a hunger strike.
(c) She is anorexic.
(d) She has a terminal illness.

3. What is one thing that Mouret's money cannot buy for him?
(a) A political position.
(b) A royal title.
(c) Denise's love.
(d) An embassy job.

4. On what terms does Denise agree to stay?
(a) If Mouret believes in her good conduct.
(b) If Mouret will set her up in a new apartment.
(c) If Mouret promotes her to head of the ladies department.
(d) If Mouret gives her a sizable raise.

5. Which of the following do NOT trap the customers inside the store?
(a) Charming salesmen.
(b) Locked doors.
(c) Confusing layout.
(d) Artful displays.

Short Answer Questions

1. What goal has Mouret met at the beginning of Chapter 12?

2. What does Madame Desforges consider Denise to be?

3. What does Genevieve's death symbolize?

4. What thought does Mouret begin to entertain at the end of Chapter 12?

5. Which of the following does NOT describe the state of Baudu's store at the beginning of Chapter 8?

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