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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Michel's weakened condition show him?
(a) How to make shadow puppets as he lies in bed.
(b) Little things he's taken for granted before.
(c) That he hates school.
(d) That he does not love his new wife.

2. What is Michel really doing as his wife walks ahead at their new walking place?
(a) Playing marbles with the children.
(b) Breathing exercises in the fresh air.
(c) Meeting lots of new boys.
(d) Resting in the shade.

3. What does Michel's wife think about her husband's new persona?
(a) She hates it and becomes very angry.
(b) She is mildly unnerved.
(c) She doesn't mind as long as he's still got plenty of money.
(d) She is excited.

4. At the end of Part 1, Chapters 5-7, what does the reader learn that Michel's change in attitude and appearance demonstrate?
(a) That Michel loves tradition and convention.
(b) That Michel is leaving his old life behind and assuming a new identity.
(c) That Michel only wants his wife to be proud of him.
(d) That Michel desires to be a trendsetter.

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

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

7. How does Michel greet his friends outside when they arrive at his home?
(a) With a hearty handshake.
(b) With no emotion or enthusiasm.
(c) He sends a butler to welcome them.
(d) With hugs and kisses on each side of the face.

8. Why do Michel and his wife decide to leave the hotel?
(a) The expense is getting ridiculous.
(b) They are fighting and want to get back home.
(c) They want a change of scenery.
(d) Harsh winter weather is approaching.

9. 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.

10. What sound does Michel hear as he approaches the town on foot in Part 1, Chapter 8?
(a) A train approaching.
(b) His wife's cries for help.
(c) A carriage bearing down on the road.
(d) A ship's whistle.

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

12. By accepting the job he was offered in Part 1, Chapter 9, Michel is showing his desire once again toward...
(a) To start a new life.
(b) Intellectual pursuits.
(c) To hang out with young boys.
(d) To make changes in his physical appearance.

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

14. What is the main character's nationality?
(a) American.
(b) South American.
(c) Italian.
(d) French.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 3, Michel returns to the hotel from a walk to find his wife...

2. What does Michel tell his wife he is doing while she walks ahead when they visit their new walking place?

3. In Part 1, Chapter 9, why does Michel doubt his ability to take good care of his wife?

4. With his new attitude at the end of Part 1, Chapters 5-7, how does Michel view each day?

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

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