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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Michel recuperate from his illness on the honeymoon trip?
(a) In the hotel.
(b) At the university.
(c) In the hospital.
(d) At his Normandy estate.

2. Why does Michel grow to respect and love his wife during his illness?
(a) For her practicality and kindness in nursing him back to health.
(b) He knows she will have to make a living for the family.
(c) He appreciates her artwork.
(d) She has a beautiful voice and sings to him while he is sick.

3. Who does Michel find when he returns to the new walking place alone one evening?
(a) A deformed little boy.
(b) His wife.
(c) Menalgue.
(d) A handsome 12-year-old goatherd.

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

5. What does Michel tell his wife he is doing while she walks ahead when they visit their new walking place?
(a) Breathing exercises in the fresh air.
(b) Meeting lots of new boys.
(c) Resting in the shade.
(d) Playing marbles with the children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What contributes to the delicate health Michel experiences early in the story?

2. Who gathers to see Michel on his daily walks?

3. What is the final destination of Michel's honeymoon trip?

4. Where do Michel and his wife shop on their honeymoon?

5. Why does Michel's wife walk ahead in their new walking place?

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