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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Abstracts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does the young wife use to describe her bedroom?
(a) Quaint
(b) Spacious
(c) Huge
(d) Narrow

2. Who does the young wife say she will fling herself on the mercy of?
(a) Her husband
(b) The gendarmerie
(c) The local fishermen
(d) The police

3. How does the young wife describe her husband's flesh?
(a) Creamy and smooth
(b) White and heavy
(c) Tanned and sweaty
(d) Dark and oily

4. Why does the young wife think no one will believe her?
(a) She cannot speak their language
(b) She is a reknowned liar
(c) She is just a white-faced girl from Paris
(d) She is too young

5. What does the husband hesitate over?
(a) A joke
(b) A key
(c) Answering the phone
(d) Leaving his wife

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the husband say there is a queen's ransom?

2. What opera does the husband take the young wife to see?

3. What does the young wife think her husband has left her for?

4. What race of people does the young wife compare her husband's eyes to?

5. What type of desk does the husband have in his study?

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