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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. Where does Michel recuperate from his illness on the honeymoon trip?
(a) In the hotel.
(b) In the hospital.
(c) At his Normandy estate.
(d) At the university.

2. Which phrase does Michel use to describe the first time he makes love with his wife?
(a) "The joy made me want to laugh."
(b) "A momentary laughter in which our souls united."
(c) "Living life for that very moment."
(d) "An old man should reach out his hands."

3. How does Michel greet his friends once they are inside his house?
(a) With a hearty handshake.
(b) By offering them tea.
(c) With no emotion or enthusiasm.
(d) With hugs.

4. In Part 1, Chapter 8, to which city does Michel choose to walk?
(a) Malta.
(b) Syracuse.
(c) Positano.
(d) Madrid.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With his new attitude at the end of Part 1, Chapters 5-7, how does Michel view each day?

2. Which house will Michel and his wife live in when he starts his new job?

3. What two major changes does Michel make to help him toward a full recovery?

4. Why does Michel want to tell his story?

5. What is the diagnosis the doctor gives Michel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Michel decide he and his wife should moved to the family's country estate after accepting a temporary teaching job? Where is the estate?

5. What is Marceline's opinion of Menalque and why?

6. What changes does autumn bring to Michel in Part 2, Chapter 1?

7. What are two reasons that the small walks that Michel and Marceline take are important in the development of Michel's character in the story?

8. What does Michel have the barber do and why is he startled with the results?

9. Why does Michel walk to Positano?

10. How does Marceline help in Michel's recovery from tuberculosis?

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