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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Michel caught his veneral disease.
(c) The same one in which Michel had TB.
(d) The one where Marceline got pregnant.

2. Why does Michel get angry with Bocage?
(a) Bocage made a pass at Marceline.
(b) For no reason.
(c) Bocage fired a man that Michel was attracted to.
(d) Bocage told him to mind his own business.

3. Why does the person leave the family estate in autumn?
(a) To return to the experimental farm.
(b) To have the baby.
(c) To return to the university.
(d) To retire.

4. What does the caretaker try to explain to Michel?
(a) How to harvest the crops and fruit.
(b) How to plant the crops.
(c) How to budget for the estate.
(d) The estate and tenant farm operations.

5. Why do Michel and his wife choose to move in the spring?
(a) They want to get away to another country.
(b) They think the social life will boost Marceline's spirits.
(c) They hope the fresh air will help Marceline's recovery.
(d) So someone else can take care of Marceline.

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

7. Who has been assigned a diplomatic duty in another country?
(a) Menalque.
(b) Motkir.
(c) Charles.
(d) Michel.

8. Who runs errands for Michel every day?
(a) Motkir.
(b) Ali.
(c) Menalque.
(d) Roger.

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

10. When do Michel and his wife depart for their new destination?
(a) Five days after Michel mentions that he'd like to go.
(b) They don't go. They stay at the family estate.
(c) Immediately.
(d) Five months after Michel first mentions that he'd like to go.

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

12. According to Michel's friend in Part 2, Chapter 2, having possessions gives a man...
(a) Something to pay more taxes on.
(b) A sense of security.
(c) Something to be proud of.
(d) A false sense of security.

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

14. Which boy -- now a man-- is still attractive to Michel?
(a) Roger.
(b) Tunis.
(c) Ali.
(d) Motkir.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What impacts Marceline's feelings about the social activities of their life in Part 2, Chapter 2?

2. Which friend does Michel see when leaving his classroom one day?

3. In Part 2, Chapter 3, where does Michel prefer to sleep?

4. Why does Michel decide to start supervising the work crews?

5. How many men are sent to clear out some of the trees on the family estate?

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