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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of novel does the young wife say she wants to read?
(a) A funny novel
(b) A yellow paper novel
(c) A victorian novel
(d) A romantic novel

2. Who does the young wife call in to thank?
(a) The maid
(b) The house keeper
(c) The butler
(d) The piano tuner

3. What does the young wife do the moment the house keeper leaves the room?
(a) Claps
(b) Cries
(c) Kicks her piano
(d) Giggles

4. What gives the young wife pleasure?
(a) She is pregnant
(b) That the maid complimented her beauty
(c) That her husband is back
(d) That the piano tuner had looked at the piano

5. How did the mother pay for the young wife's music education?
(a) Worked the streets
(b) Worked as a barmaid
(c) Sold her house
(d) Sold her jewellery

6. Where does her husband live?
(a) Calais
(b) Brittany
(c) Paris
(d) Avignon

7. What does the young wife say her husband smells of?
(a) Old spices
(b) Onions
(c) Camembert
(d) Russian leather

8. How many secrets does the husband say a man must have from his wife?
(a) One
(b) Three
(c) None
(d) Two

9. How does the young wife say the key fits into the lock?
(a) Like a foot into water
(b) Like a finger into dough
(c) Like a knife into butter
(d) Like a spade into sand

10. How many generations of plate does the husband have?
(a) Seven
(b) Eight
(c) Three
(d) Five

11. What instrument does the young wife like to play?
(a) Harp
(b) Piano
(c) Guitar
(d) Harpsicord

12. What does the young wife say the castle looks like when she switches on all the lights?
(a) The blazing sun
(b) A seaborne birthday cake
(c) A firework display
(d) Like a conference hall

13. What does the postcard say it is a typical scene of?
(a) Transylvania
(b) Riga
(c) Yorkshire
(d) Brno

14. What does the young wife say the phone is as dead as?
(a) The waves
(b) The sea air
(c) Her husband's wives
(d) Herself

15. What companion does the young wife say she sleeps with?
(a) A glass of water and a fried egg sandwich
(b) A dark newborn curiosity
(c) The bats, the owl and the stars
(d) The company of loneliness

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the husband kiss before her mouth?

2. What language does the housekeeper speak?

3. Where does the young lady find the hidden spring?

4. What does the young wife say glazes the windows?

5. What animal does the young wife say she shudders like?

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