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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. What translation does the novel propose for “puissance”?
(a) Potentiality.
(b) Potency.
(c) Power.
(d) Potability.

2. Which of the following did the Moulinards author?
(a) Zones of Incivility.
(b) Leaving the World Behind.
(c) Creation Lake.
(d) On Truth.

3. Which of the following is among Pascal’s aphorisms?
(a) “A saved humanity will be a mystical humanity.”
(b) “A mystical humanity will be a saved humanity.”
(c) “Human progress relies on all humanity.”
(d) “Even a worm will turn.”

4. Which of the following appellations does the narrator assign to Lucien’s uncle?
(a) The Unpleasant.
(b) The Ugly.
(c) The Comely.
(d) The Pleasant.

5. Which of the following grows in the churchyard at Vantôme?
(a) Thistles.
(b) Broad-leaved Dock.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Hogweed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What make of car does Nadia drive?

2. Approximately how many Moulinards live at the commune?

3. What is the name of Bruno’s daughter?

4. Which of the following agents was exposed online?

5. How many years older than him was Bruno’s older brother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In the novel, what is an épicerie?

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

6. Why does the narrator rule out Florence as a potential anti-Pascal actor?

7. Why do quinces confuse the narrator?

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

9. What prevents Lucien from filming in the Alpilles?

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

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