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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 greet his friends outside when they arrive at his home?
(a) With no emotion or enthusiasm.
(b) With a hearty handshake.
(c) He sends a butler to welcome them.
(d) With hugs and kisses on each side of the face.

2. What is Michel really doing as his wife walks ahead at their new walking place?
(a) Breathing exercises in the fresh air.
(b) Playing marbles with the children.
(c) Resting in the shade.
(d) Meeting lots of new boys.

3. What makes Michel realize his illness is getting serious during his honeymoon trip?
(a) He has chest pains.
(b) His eyes begin to bleed.
(c) He coughs up blood.
(d) He can't stop wheezing.

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

5. What happens the night Michel and his wife arrive at the destination they set out for in Part 1, Chapter 8?
(a) They consummate their marriage.
(b) They entertain small boys in their hotel room.
(c) They go shopping.
(d) They argue over the carriage incident.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Michel and his wife settle down for him to resume his studies?

2. What best summarizes the passage Michel read when he couldn't sleep on his last night in Biskra?

3. In Part 1, Chapter 8, who is driving the carriage in which Michel's wife is riding?

4. What word or phrase best describes Michel's persona in Part 1, Chapters 5-7?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Michel begin to notice in his weakened physical condition?

2. Describe how Michel spends his days and nights upon returning to Biskra with Marceline.

3. How does the reader know that Michel has no interest initially in the operation of the family estate?

4. How much time does Michel tell his friends has passed since Marceline's death, and where is she buried?

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

6. What do Michel's recovery and discoveries, and his plunge into the cold pond symbolize?

7. Who is the letter written to that outlines the story and who wrote the letter?

8. Discuss Michel's actions when he realizes a madman is driving Marceline's carriage.

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

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

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