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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 hugs and kisses on each side of the face.
(b) He sends a butler to welcome them.
(c) With a hearty handshake.
(d) With no emotion or enthusiasm.

2. Which institution offers the job to Michel in Part 1, Chapter 9?
(a) Die Universitat in Deutchland.
(b) The College of Normandy.
(c) Syracuse University.
(d) The College de France.

3. In Part 1, Chapter 9, where do Michel and his wife decide to visit before going home?
(a) Normandy and Paris.
(b) Baskra and Tunisia.
(c) Rome and Florence.
(d) Sorrento and London.

4. What does Michel ask the barber to do in Part 1, Chapter 7?
(a) To shave off his beard.
(b) To give him a goatee.
(c) To use leeches to make him healthier.
(d) To shave his mustache off.

5. At what time of day do Michel and his wife leave their hotel?
(a) At noon.
(b) After lunch.
(c) At dawn.
(d) At 11 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 3, Michel returns to the hotel from a walk to find his wife...

2. Why does Michel sunbathe nude and explore the craggy area?

3. How does Michel feel on his last night in Biskra?

4. In Part 1, Chapter 7, Michel begins to see himself as...

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What does the fact that Michel accepts a teaching job signify to the story?

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

4. Michel feels beautiful, strong, and sensual for the first time. For what possible reasons might he have decided to shave his beard?

5. Why does Michel want to travel in Part 3?

6. How do Michel and Charles spend their days?

7. What does Michel's honeymoon trip symbolize? Explain why.

8. Where does Michel begin sleeping in Part 2, Chapter 3, and why?

9. 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?

10. What are some of the symptoms of tuberculosis? How does Michel know his condition is serious?

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