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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Michel walk away from Marceline?
(a) When she tells him she knows his secret.
(b) When she tells him she doesn't love him.
(c) When she yells at him.
(d) When she asks him to pray for her.

2. What impacts Marceline's feelings about the social activities of their life in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) She has never liked socializing.
(b) She is money-hungry and loves the attention.
(c) Her pregnacy and recent move make her tired.
(d) She was embarassed by Michel at one gathering.

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

4. How does Michel feel about Marceline's news?
(a) He feels a new tenderness toward her.
(b) He tells her to leave France.
(c) He wants her to leave the house.
(d) He avoids her.

5. When nursing Marceline back to health, when does Michel leave her side?
(a) Every chance he gets.
(b) To go for walks in the nearby shady grove.
(c) Only when he must lecture at the college.
(d) Whenever he wants to see his friend.

6. What is "poaching?"
(a) Baking.
(b) Stealing.
(c) Biting.
(d) Singing.

7. Why isn't Michel attracted to Charles' brother?
(a) Because he has curly hair.
(b) Because he is ugly.
(c) Because he is too young.
(d) Because he is too old.

8. Who must leave the family estate when autumn arrives?
(a) Michel.
(b) Bocage.
(c) Charles.
(d) Marceline.

9. Why does Michel decide to start supervising the work crews?
(a) So he can show Bocage how he wants the estate run.
(b) So he can gaze at the men.
(c) Because he lost his teaching job.
(d) Because he fired Bocage.

10. In Part 3, which hotel do Michel and Marceline stay in upon reaching their final destination?
(a) A new one with all new amenities.
(b) The one where Marceline got pregnant.
(c) The same one in which Michel had TB.
(d) The one where Michel caught his veneral disease.

11. What new hobby does Michel develop after returning to the family's country estate?
(a) He likes to watch the workers.
(b) Collecting spring insects.
(c) Birdwatching.
(d) He likes to feed the animals.

12. In what month does Part 2, Chapter 1 begin?
(a) June.
(b) July.
(c) January.
(d) September.

13. Who attends an open house hosted by Michel and his wife in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) Motkir.
(b) Menalque.
(c) Charles.
(d) Bocage.

14. How does Michel resolve the jealousy?
(a) He gives the jealous person money to "forget" about it.
(b) He tells the jealous person that he'll do what he wants to do.
(c) He promises not to see the prostitute anymore and invites the jealous person to his bed.
(d) He starts seeing the prostitute in a different location.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is El Kantara located?

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

3. What activities do Michel and his new male friend enjoy together in Part 2, Chapter 1?

4. At their spring home, why does Michel leave his wife to take walks?

5. Who is the long-time caretaker of the family estate?

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