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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. Why is Michel no longer attracted to Charles?
(a) Because he seems more noble and less like a peasant.
(b) Because Charles has let his hair grow out.
(c) He doesn'l like his mustache.
(d) Because he is not as muscular as before.

4. In Part 2, Chapter 3, where does Michel prefer to sleep?
(a) In his bed.
(b) On the floor.
(c) At a hotel.
(d) In the barn.

5. What city do Michel and his wife move to in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) Normandy.
(b) Paris.
(c) Biskra.
(d) Florence.

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

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

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

9. What interest does Michel have in Charles in Part 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Love interest.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Admiration of his muscles.
(d) Admiration of his studies.

10. Who denies the request to have the person stay on at the estate instead of leaving in the autumn?
(a) Charles.
(b) Marceline.
(c) Bocage.
(d) Michel.

11. What happens to Marceline while Michel is visiting his friend?
(a) She gets very sick and dies.
(b) She is angry that Michel left to visit a friend so she packs her stuff and leaves.
(c) She goes into premature labor and the baby dies.
(d) She faints.

12. What is the name of the18-year-old man Michel meets in Part 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Menalgue.
(b) B.J.
(c) Charles.
(d) Alcide.

13. What distracts Michel once he begins concentrating on his academics again?
(a) Planting the fall crops and fruit trees.
(b) The opulence and sensuality of the ripening crops and fruit trees.
(c) The work of harvesting the crops and fruit trees.
(d) Hunting.

14. Where has the 18-year-old man (in Part 2, Chapter 1) been working before returning to Michel's family estate?
(a) In a commune.
(b) At an animal treatment facility.
(c) In a church.
(d) At an experimental farm.

15. At their spring home, why does Michel leave his wife to take walks?
(a) To get away so his wife won't see him cry.
(b) He has been neglecting his own exercise.
(c) Her health has improved and he can leave her alone for a short time.
(d) Someone else is there to take care of her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose homosexual tendencies are surfacing stronger in Part 2, Chapter 1?

2. What does the last traveler to Biskra learn about Michel there?

3. Which two friends are both irreverent and disdainful of Parisian society?

4. Which is an example of simile?

5. Who has been assigned a diplomatic duty in another country?

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