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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 8, who collapses in front of Michel?
(a) A young boy.
(b) His wife.
(c) The carriage driver.
(d) The horse pulling the carriage.

2. What does Michel read on his last night in Biskra when he can't sleep?
(a) A random passage in the hotel Bible.
(b) A specific passage he looked up in his own Bible.
(c) A random passage from his Bible.
(d) A specific passage he looked up in the hotel Bible.

3. In Part 1, Chapter 9, the couple spends several happy days in which town first?
(a) Normandy.
(b) Sorrento.
(c) Florence.
(d) Rome.

4. How is the main character's story introduced in the book?
(a) By himself.
(b) By a young boy.
(c) With a letter.
(d) By his wife.

5. Who are the friends to which Michel confesses?
(a) Menalgue.
(b) Denis, Daniel, Menalgue, Biskra.
(c) Denis, Daniel, and an unnamed friend.
(d) Denis and Daniel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the caretaker try to explain to Michel?

2. What does Michel's wife do while he is sick?

3. What does one of the Arab boys steal from Michel's hotel room?

4. Who is the long-time caretaker of the family estate?

5. To how many friends does Michel confess?

(see the answer key)

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