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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the time span between the death in Part 3 and the meeting of Michel with his friends?
(a) Three years.
(b) Three months.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Three days.

2. What is the stolen item that is returned to Michel?
(a) Pen.
(b) Scissors.
(c) Ring.
(d) File.

3. What activities do Michel and his new male friend enjoy together in Part 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Riding horses, inspecting orchards and crops.
(b) Gardening, supervising work crews, riding horses.
(c) Inspecting crops, creating fruit hybrids, and riding horses.
(d) Inspecting fields, riding horses, discussing property changes.

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

5. 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) That Michel was there alone for a short vacation.
(c) That Michel stole something from a boy in the park.
(d) Michel liked going to the park alone and liked spending time with the boys instead of his wife.

6. Is Michel interested in what the caretaker tries to explain?
(a) No, and he tells the man to never mind.
(b) No, but he pretends to be so he won't hurt the man's feelings.
(c) Yes, he appreciates the man's time.
(d) Yes, but he doesn't comprehend it easily.

7. What impacts Michel's feelings about the social activities of their life in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) The inane conversations and trivial commitments.
(b) He was embarassed by Marceline at one gathering.
(c) He has never liked socializing.
(d) He is money-hungry and loves the attention.

8. Who expresses concern about the expenditures of the new furnishings in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) Michel's brother-in-law.
(b) Marceline.
(c) Michel.
(d) Bocage.

9. What kind of housing do Michel and his wife choose when they move in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) An old castle.
(b) They live with his wife's brother.
(c) An apartment.
(d) The family estate.

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

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

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

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

14. What news does Marceline share after arriving at the family estate?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She is sick.
(c) She wants to leave.
(d) She hates France.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who denies the request to have the person stay on at the estate instead of leaving in the autumn?

2. Who has convulsions?

3. In what month does Part 2, Chapter 1 begin?

4. Which character believes that each joy and sorrow must be abandoned immediately to make room for the next new thing?

5. Who is Charles' father?

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