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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To how many friends does Michel confess?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

2. When does Michel's mother die?
(a) Shortly before his wedding.
(b) When he is 35.
(c) When he is 15.
(d) Shortly after his wedding.

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

4. What is the final destination of Michel's honeymoon trip?
(a) Tunis.
(b) Algeria.
(c) Paris.
(d) Rome

5. Which house will Michel and his wife live in when he starts his new job?
(a) They will stay with his wife's brother.
(b) His family's country estate.
(c) One they find to buy.
(d) They will build their own home.

6. What best summarizes the passage Michel read when he couldn't sleep on his last night in Biskra?
(a) An old man walks where he should, but a younger man should stretch out his hands.
(b) A young man walks where he should, but an older man should stretch out his hands.
(c) Love others as you love yourself.
(d) Not to covet neighbors.

7. Who is the protagonist of The Immoralist?
(a) Daniel.
(b) Michel.
(c) Denis.
(d) Ali.

8. How does Michel's wife feel about seeing him take action in Part 1, Chapter 8?
(a) She is mad.
(b) She is indifferent.
(c) She is impressed.
(d) She is embarrassed.

9. At the end of Part 1, Chapter 7, Michel begins to see his life with...
(a) Joy instead of shame.
(b) Joy instead of fear.
(c) Shame instead of joy.
(d) Fear instead of joy.

10. In Part 1, Chapter 8, who is driving the carriage in which Michel's wife is riding?
(a) A little boy.
(b) A madman.
(c) His wife herself.
(d) An old woman.

11. Where does Michel's wife sit on completion of her carriage ride into town in Part 1, Chapter 8?
(a) In the back.
(b) She walks beside the carriage.
(c) In the box next to Michel.
(d) On the back of the horse.

12. In Part 1, Chapter 3, Michel returns to the hotel from a walk to find his wife...
(a) Nursing an ill Arab boy.
(b) With another man.
(c) Reading his journal.
(d) Is missing.

13. What does Michel rub his body with after jumping into a cold pond?
(a) Nearby wild sage.
(b) Fresh mint leaves.
(c) Tree bark.
(d) Nearby flowers.

14. Michel ghostwrites books for...
(a) His university.
(b) His father.
(c) The king.
(d) An educational company.

15. What surprises Michel about the work he and his father do together?
(a) Nothing -- Michel runs the show.
(b) The wealth they accumulate.
(c) How little they are paid.
(d) How much more work remains.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Michel greet his friends once they are inside his house?

3. Which institution offers the job to Michel in Part 1, Chapter 9?

4. What is the name of the country estate Michel and his wife decide to visit in Part 1, Chapter 9?

5. As Michel's health improves he still experiences...

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