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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. To where do Denis and Françoise mean to go from the Moulinards?
(a) Sazerac.
(b) Fréjus.
(c) Grenoble.
(d) Avignon.

2. Where had René worked?
(a) Stuttgart.
(b) Nuremberg.
(c) Mannheim.
(d) Munich.

3. In which city had Pascal fought Italian police?
(a) Mantua.
(b) Padua.
(c) Genoa.
(d) Venice.

4. Where does the narrator note she would happily live?
(a) Oklahoma.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) New York.
(d) Texas.

5. Which gender theorist does Pascal reference?
(a) Butler.
(b) Blumberg.
(c) Lesser.
(d) Male.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the primary agricultural product of the Moulinard commune?

2. Where does Bruno go to study earth science?

3. Which of the following do scientists find Neanderthals captured?

4. Which of the following accompanies Platon to Guyenne?

5. Where is a British torpedo gunboat struck by a passenger ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator doubt Pascal’s violent intentions?

2. Why is the narrator permitted to disagree with the intellectuals among the Moulinards?

3. What does the narrator note is the most common utility vehicle in France?

4. Of what does René’s smell remind the narrator?

5. Why had authorities suspected Pascal was in New York City?

6. What is the subversive action the Moulinards plan at the agricultural festival?

7. How does the novel describe emotional labor (246)?

8. In the novel, what is an épicerie?

9. How does Pascal’s appearance when the narrator meets him differ from her expectations?

10. Why does Platon travel to the Guyenne with minimal staff?

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