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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who dies in Part 3?
(a) Marceline.
(b) Menalque.
(c) Motkir.
(d) Ali.

3. Who pleads for the person to stay instead of leaving the family estate in the autumn?
(a) Bocage.
(b) Menalgue
(c) Michel.
(d) Marceline.

4. 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.

5. Why does Michel become interested in the management of the estate?
(a) Because Charles is.
(b) Because he wants to sell the property.
(c) Because Marceline is.
(d) Because he wants to increase his wealth.

6. The author uses a sentence twice: "The autumn was advancing." This technique creates a sense of urgency. The technique is called...
(a) Personification.
(b) Redundancy.
(c) Repetition.
(d) Simile.

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

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

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

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

11. Who catches Michel and the prostitute in bed and gets jealous?
(a) Motkir.
(b) Menalque.
(c) Marceline.
(d) Ali.

12. Where do Michel and his wife move in the spring?
(a) La Moriniere.
(b) To her brother's home.
(c) Florence.
(d) Paris.

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

14. How many men are sent to clear out some of the trees on the family estate?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

15. Where does Michel spend most of his night after leaving the Moorish cafe?
(a) A library.
(b) The park.
(c) The marketplace.
(d) A whorehouse.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When nursing Marceline back to health, when does Michel leave her side?

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

5. Why do Michel and his wife choose to move in the spring?

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