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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did de Saint-Amour make this vow?
(a) To please his lover
(b) To avoid suffering the ravages of old age
(c) Because he was disabled
(d) To become a happier person

2. What did de Saint-Amour vow to do when he reached the age of sixty?
(a) Take a lover
(b) Divorce his wife
(c) Marry a new woman
(d) Take his own life

3. Why did Dr. Urbino's death cause much grief and an official time of mourning?
(a) Because of the events of his life
(b) Because of his standing in the community
(c) Because of who his wife was
(d) Because of the way he died

4. Which of the following two "crimes" did de Saint-Amour confess to in his final letter?
(a) Cannibalism and stealing
(b) Stealing and prostitution
(c) Cannibalism and fleeing a life sentence in prison
(d) Stealing and fleeing a life sentence in prison

5. Who else died in the same manner as de Saint-Amour?
(a) His lover and caretaker
(b) Mister Woodrow Wilson, his dog
(c) Dr. Juvenal Urbino
(d) Mister Woodrow Wilson, his cat

Short Answer Questions

1. How did de Saint-Amour kill himself?

2. Why does Dr. Urbino feel offended by what de Saint-Amour leaves for him?

3. What are Dr. Urbino's last words in reference to?

4. What is Juvenal Urbino's profession?

5. Why did his lover help him?

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