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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the ways Madeleine imagines escaping the hospital?
(a) Escape by tunnel.
(b) Escape by costume.
(c) Escape by catapult.
(d) Escape by violence.

2. In M. Pujol's story, what type of fish is eating all of the other fish in the pond?
(a) A gar.
(b) A carp.
(c) A beta.
(d) A catfish.

3. Who is Emma?
(a) The mayor's wife.
(b) The mayor's daughter.
(c) The mayor's sister.
(d) The mayor's cousin.

4. Who does Madeleine see tenderly fixing M. Pujol's tie and caressing his face?
(a) Marguerite.
(b) Adrien.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) The widow.

5. Who reveals to Madeline where M. Pujol has gone to?
(a) Adrien.
(b) Matilda.
(c) Marguerite.
(d) Charlotte.

6. What does Claude see when he spies on the girls while they are playing their Madeleine game?
(a) Bare feet and toes.
(b) Skin and a belly button.
(c) Naked hands and fingers.
(d) Long flowing hair.

7. What type of fruit does M. Pujol offer Madeleine when he sees her standing outside in the sunlight?
(a) A mango.
(b) A papaya.
(c) A orange.
(d) A banana.

8. Why does Madeleine become angry with the widow?
(a) Because the widow says that M. Pujol does not love her.
(b) Because the widow says that she is like the abbott who punished Saint Michel.
(c) Because the widow says that Madeleine is good for nothing.
(d) Because the widow says that love is useless.

9. Which objects do Beatrice and Sophie use to communicate secretly while in church?
(a) Their prayer books.
(b) Their hymn books.
(c) Their shoes.
(d) Their socks.

10. Mother used to stop sewing to do what for Madeleine when she put her head in her lap?
(a) Cut her hair.
(b) Brush her hair.
(c) Curl her hair.
(d) Braid her hair.

11. Who must take naps in the afternoon due to sleeping poorly at night?
(a) Madeleine.
(b) Adrien.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) M. Pujol.

12. Who is The Director?
(a) The man who is in love with M. Pujol.
(b) The man who runs the hospital.
(c) The man who makes films of his patients.
(d) The man who stole M. Pujol and locked him in a cellar.

13. How is Madeleine dressed during the photography sessions?
(a) In a sheer slip.
(b) In frilly dresses and bows.
(c) In simple peasant clothing.
(d) In dark gowns and beads.

14. Which three words occur to Madeleine while she is conferring with Adrien about M. Pujol?
(a) Jasmine. Light. Ring.
(b) Orchard. Swallow. Bell.
(c) Fruit. Ripe. Sweet.
(d) Blossom. Fragrant. Lovely.

15. What happened to the fish in the widow's pond after it was struck by lightning?
(a) It was turned black.
(b) It was drained of color.
(c) It was electrified.
(d) It was killed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was hiding in the reeds while M. Pujol told his story about the widow's pond?

2. Who does M. Pujol want to save from being beaten?

3. Who acts rudely to Mother when she goes to their house with a gift of preserves?

4. Who does Mother want Madeleine to be married off to?

5. When does Madeleine like to sleep outside?

(see the answer keys)

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