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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. Who witnesses the Arab boy stealing from Michel's room?
(a) A hotel employee.
(b) No one.
(c) Michel.
(d) Michel's wife.

2. What word or phrase best describes Michel's persona in Part 1, Chapters 5-7?
(a) Positive, yet cruel to his wife.
(b) Negative and very cruel to his wife.
(c) Positive.
(d) Negative.

3. What job is offered to Michel in Part 1, Chapter 9?
(a) Temporary teaching position.
(b) Full time writer.
(c) Temporary writer.
(d) Full time teaching position.

4. How long do Michel and his wife stay at the hotel while he recuperates?
(a) About four weeks.
(b) About six months.
(c) Amost a year.
(d) About four months.

5. Who gathers to see Michel on his daily walks?
(a) Old women from the market.
(b) His old friends.
(c) More and more Arab children.
(d) Students who have read his books.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the main character's story introduced in the book?

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

3. Which institution offers the job to Michel in Part 1, Chapter 9?

4. Why does Michel's wife initially invite the boy to come play in their hotel room?

5. What does Michel's wife think about her husband's new persona?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Marceline's health after losing the baby?

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

3. How does Michel feel about his studies after returning from his honeymoon? Why does he feel this way?

4. When do Marceline and Michel move to the family estate and who greets them when they arrive?

5. Discuss Michel's pursuit of physical vitality.

6. Michel doesn't really know Marceline when they marry. Why does he grow to love and respect his new wife on their honeymoon?

7. What two events give Michel and Marceline a feeling of a commitment from their marriage?

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

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

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

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