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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Whose sister is a prostitute?
(a) Menalque.
(b) Motkir.
(c) Ali.
(d) Roger.

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

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

7. How does Michel spend most of his days after learning Marceline's news?
(a) He spends almost every minute by her side.
(b) He does not change his routine at all.
(c) He spends time alone in the fields.
(d) He spends time at school.

8. Where does Michel want to go when leaving the family estate?
(a) South America.
(b) London.
(c) Italy.
(d) Spain.

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

10. How does Michel sum up his thoughts on his marriage?
(a) It is "rest for a man who is not tired."
(b) It is "like being hunted and trapped."
(c) It is "the next best thing."
(d) It is "bliss."

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

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

13. Where do Michel and Marceline's travels take them in Part 3?
(a) Italy, Switzerland, and North Africa.
(b) Italy, Spain, and South Africa.
(c) South America and North America.
(d) Spain, Switerland, and France.

14. Who is poaching at Michel's family estate?
(a) Bocage and Michel.
(b) Alcide and Michel.
(c) Charles and Michel.
(d) Alcide and Marceline.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Michel become interested in the management of the estate?

2. What news does Marceline share after arriving at the family estate?

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

4. What interest does Michel have in Charles in Part 2, Chapter 1?

5. Why is Michel no longer attracted to Charles?

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