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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. At what time does the commune take lunch?
(a) 12:00.
(b) 1:00.
(c) 1:30.
(d) 12:30.

2. Which of the following does the narrator deliver to Nadia?
(a) Flour.
(b) Rice.
(c) Beans.
(d) Coffee.

3. What profession had Pascal’s father pursued?
(a) Architect.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Banker.
(d) Dentist.

4. What is the primary agricultural product of the Moulinard commune?
(a) Pecans.
(b) Almonds.
(c) Hazelnuts.
(d) Walnuts.

5. Which French novelist does the narrator commend?
(a) Baudelaire.
(b) Proust.
(c) Maupassant.
(d) Flaubert.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year had Pascal been in New York City?

2. Which of the following does the narrator see protested in Switzerland?

3. For whom had René worked?

4. With which of the following does VI. Get Lucky begin?

5. What kind of fish does Bruno watch a pine marten catch?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator voice skepticism of the commune to Pascal?

2. Why do quinces confuse the narrator?

3. What critique do Denis and Françoise have of the Moulinards?

4. Why, per Bruno, is there resistance to the idea of Neanderthal fishing?

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

6. What does René report radicalized him?

7. What does the narrator remark agents do after their infiltrative assignments end?

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

9. How was Bruno’s older brother identified after World War II?

10. In the novel, what is an épicerie?

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