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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 5, 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Michel's health improves he still experiences...
(a) Grief over the loss of his parents.
(b) High fevers and chills.
(c) Restless sleep and sweats.
(d) No desire for his new wife.

2. What does one of the Arab boys steal from Michel's hotel room?
(a) A pair of reading glasses.
(b) A pair of scissors.
(c) A loaf of bread.
(d) Coins and candy.

3. How does Michel feel on his last night in Biskra?
(a) So alive that everything else seems dead.
(b) Like he's ready to get back to his studies.
(c) Like he's going to have a relapse.
(d) Like he wants to write a book.

4. How does Michel feel about returning to his studies?
(a) He liked the vacation, but is ready to study again.
(b) He is indifferent to his studies.
(c) He hates them now.
(d) He realizes he missed them.

5. What word or phrase best describes Michel's persona in Part 1, Chapters 5-7?
(a) Negative and very cruel to his wife.
(b) Negative.
(c) Positive.
(d) Positive, yet cruel to his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the friends to which Michel confesses?

2. What startles the boy who comes to play in Michel's hotel room?

3. What are Michel's studies that he returns to after his honeymoon?

4. Why does Michel's wife initially invite the boy to come play in their hotel room?

5. Who is the first Arab boy invited to play in Michel's hotel room?

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