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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who cleans up Madeleine when she menstruates?
(a) Jasmine.
(b) Cathrine.
(c) Bernadette.
(d) Maude.

2. Who becomes Charlotte's only friend?
(a) Matilda.
(b) The viol.
(c) Mother.
(d) M. Marais.

3. What do the cows give when Madeleine sleeps?
(a) Buttermilk.
(b) Double milk.
(c) Watery milk.
(d) Sour milk.

4. What do the children in town throw at Matilda as she passes?
(a) Feces.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Lard.

5. Madeleine says her hand looks like what after it has healed?
(a) A plate.
(b) A paddle.
(c) A serving dish.
(d) A scallop.

6. Who from Madeleine's household climbs the trellis of the house to meet Matilda as she arrives?
(a) Madeleine.
(b) Claude.
(c) Mother.
(d) Jean-Luc.

7. Why is Charlotte sad as she plays along with M. Pujol's cries during the night?
(a) She misses her home.
(b) She misses her father.
(c) She misses her viol.
(d) She misses her husband.

8. What does Mother do with all of the excess fruit from the orchard?
(a) She makes preserves, pastries, and apple butter.
(b) She sells the fruit for a good profit.
(c) She turns the fruit into jam and bathes in it.
(d) She throws the fruit away.

9. Who is Adrien?
(a) A painter who paints sullen landscapes.
(b) A tailor who dresses Madeleine.
(c) A grocer who shops for rich women.
(d) A photographer who works for the widow.

10. Why is Madeleine disappointed with the gypsy camp?
(a) The camp is too small.
(b) The camp is too large.
(c) The camp is too messy.
(d) The camp is too clean.

11. Who does Mother ask for help from when trying to decipher Madeleine's behavior?
(a) M. Pujol.
(b) Papa.
(c) Matilda.
(d) Jean-Luc.

12. Madeleine wants to become which of the following?
(a) A tumbler.
(b) A fire eater.
(c) A clown.
(d) A dancer.

13. What is M. Pujol's real name?
(a) Jacob.
(b) John.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Jason.

14. What punishment does Madeleine receive for playing her game with M. Jouy?
(a) Her feet are scalded with a hot poker.
(b) Her fingers are cut off.
(c) Her hair is cut very short.
(d) Her hands are thrust into a pot of boiling lye.

15. Why does Mother wish she was slim and childless?
(a) So she could date men.
(b) So she could be a model.
(c) So her husband would love her again.
(d) So she could be free.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Madeleine tell about her game with M. Jouy?

2. Who is Marguerite?

3. What profession is M. Marais?

4. What does Charlotte wish she had?

5. Who usurps Marguerite from her place in the spotlight performing?

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