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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is an example of alliteration?
(a) "The nights melted."
(b) "Autumn was kicking summer out the door."
(c) "The leaves drift aimlessly."
(d) "The autumn was advancing."

2. Who coughs up blood in Part 3?
(a) Ali.
(b) Michel.
(c) Marceline.
(d) Motkir.

3. Which character believes that each joy and sorrow must be abandoned immediately to make room for the next new thing?
(a) Michel.
(b) Charles.
(c) Menalque.
(d) Bocage.

4. Michel befriends another of Bocage's sons. What is his name?
(a) Motkir.
(b) Charles.
(c) Alcide.
(d) Roger.

5. Who pleads for the person to stay instead of leaving the family estate in the autumn?
(a) Marceline.
(b) Bocage.
(c) Menalgue
(d) Michel.

6. In Part 2, Chapter 3, which character misses dinner due to illness?
(a) Bocage.
(b) Michel.
(c) Marceline.
(d) Charles.

7. What does the last traveler to Biskra learn about Michel there?
(a) That he had contracted a venereal disease there and took a long time to recuperate.
(b) Michel liked going to the park alone and liked spending time with the boys instead of his wife.
(c) That Michel was there alone for a short vacation.
(d) That Michel stole something from a boy in the park.

8. What does Michel think when the prostitute tells him why she thinks he stays in Tunis?
(a) He denies her accusations.
(b) He dismisses the thoughts of a prostitute.
(c) He thinks she might be right.
(d) He knows she is wrong.

9. Why does Michel approve the expenditures for furnishings in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) He was bullied into it by his brother-in-law.
(b) To make his wife happy.
(c) He hopes it will curb his impulses to wander.
(d) To impress Charles.

10. Which friend does Michel see when leaving his classroom one day?
(a) Charles.
(b) Menalque.
(c) Bocage.
(d) Motkir.

11. Does Michel love his wife?
(a) No, he thinks she is weak.
(b) No, she has angered him for the last time.
(c) Yes, with all his heart.
(d) He tries to.

12. Who returns a stolen item to Michel?
(a) Menalque.
(b) Charles.
(c) Motkir.
(d) Marceline.

13. What makes Marceline feel that she is dispensable to Michel?
(a) She reads his thoughts in a letter he has written.
(b) Immediately.
(c) He tells her that she is.
(d) His impassive stare when she talks about her symptoms.

14. How does Michel think travel will affect his wife?
(a) It will make her stronger.
(b) The exertion will likely kill her.
(c) It will be a nice treat.
(d) It will improve her health.

15. While Marceline is sick in Part 2, Chapter 2, Michel chooses to visit...
(a) Menalque.
(b) Bocage.
(c) Charles.
(d) Motkir.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is an example of personification?

2. Where do Michel and his wife move in the spring?

3. How much money does Michel spend on furnishing his new dwelling?

4. Who attends an open house hosted by Michel and his wife in Part 2, Chapter 2?

5. Who expresses concern about the expenditures of the new furnishings in Part 2, Chapter 2?

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