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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. What does Michel's wife do while he is sick?
(a) Shops in the local market and spends all his money.
(b) Hangs out with local children in the park.
(c) Goes for long walks to get away from him.
(d) Stays with him and prays for him.

2. Who gathers to see Michel on his daily walks?
(a) His old friends.
(b) More and more Arab children.
(c) Old women from the market.
(d) Students who have read his books.

3. How does Michel greet his friends once they are inside his house?
(a) With a hearty handshake.
(b) With hugs.
(c) With no emotion or enthusiasm.
(d) By offering them tea.

4. What startles the boy who comes to play in Michel's hotel room?
(a) Michel's father.
(b) Michel's wife.
(c) Michel's ghastly appearance.
(d) Michel's collection of skulls.

5. In Part 1, Chapter 3, Michel's wife introduces him to a new place to walk. What is this place?
(a) A pathway to an orchard.
(b) A shady grove of gardens.
(c) A grove of cypress trees.
(d) A park full of playground equipment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who witnesses the Arab boy stealing from Michel's room?

2. What does Michel's weakened condition show him?

3. Who are the friends to which Michel confesses?

4. What does the information Michel receives in the mail regarding his illness show him?

5. What does Michel's wife immediately do when she learns he is sick?

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