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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Michel feel on his last night in Biskra?
(a) Like he's ready to get back to his studies.
(b) So alive that everything else seems dead.
(c) Like he's going to have a relapse.
(d) Like he wants to write a book.

2. Where is the first stop for Michel and his wife when they leave Biskra?
(a) Syracuse.
(b) Paris.
(c) Malta.
(d) Rome.

3. Why does Michel grow to respect and love his wife during his illness?
(a) For her practicality and kindness in nursing him back to health.
(b) He appreciates her artwork.
(c) She has a beautiful voice and sings to him while he is sick.
(d) He knows she will have to make a living for the family.

4. Why does Michel want to tell his story?
(a) He wants to write a book.
(b) He needs their permission to use their names in his book.
(c) In order to be free.
(d) To see how his friends react.

5. How old is Michel's wife when they marry?
(a) 14.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 19.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gathers to see Michel on his daily walks?

2. Why do Michel and his wife decide to leave the hotel?

3. As Michel's health improves he still experiences...

4. In Part 1, Chapter 7, how does Michel try to act around his wife?

5. How long do Michel and his wife stay at the hotel while he recuperates?

Short Essay Questions

1. When is the novel written and what time period serves as the novel's setting?

2. What do Michel and Menalque do during their last visit?

3. What repulses Michel when he walks in on Marceline nursing an Arab boy in their hotel room? What does this prove regarding Michel's growing interest in boys?

4. How does Michel know Marceline's health has taken a turn for the worse and what does he do to help?

5. Explain why Moktir is Michel's favorite boy.

6. Discuss Michel's life and interests following the death of his mother at age 15.

7. How does Michel deal with Marceline's reaction to his new look?

8. How does Michel spend his time on the night Marceline dies?

9. What does Michel learn when he returns home from his visit with Menalque and what is his reaction?

10. Why does Michel suddenly take an interest in the operation of the family estate?

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