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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is outside of Anne's house during the dinner party?
(a) The patronne.
(b) The teacher.
(c) The child.
(d) Chauvin.

2. What do the dinner guests suggest is making Anne nauseous?
(a) The magnolia.
(b) Her tight dress.
(c) The wine.
(d) The food.

3. Who asks Anne to leave the cafe in Chapter 6?
(a) No one.
(b) Chauvin.
(c) The patronne.
(d) The child.

4. What does Chauvin pick up and then toss into the sea in Chapter 7?
(a) A stick.
(b) A ring.
(c) A letter.
(d) A pebble.

5. What can Anne not bring herself to do during the dinner party?
(a) Talk.
(b) Drink.
(c) Eat.
(d) Smile.

6. Where does Anne go when she leaves the dinner table during the party?
(a) The child's room.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) The hallway.
(d) Outside.

7. What does the teacher complain to Anne that the child is doing to her?
(a) Yelling at her.
(b) Hitting her.
(c) Making fun of her.
(d) Spitting on her.

8. What is served for dessert at the dinner party?
(a) Chocolate cake.
(b) Apple tart.
(c) Tiramisu.
(d) Coffee ice cream.

9. In Chapter 5, what does Anne tell her child is necessary?
(a) Love.
(b) WIne.
(c) Food.
(d) Music.

10. What does Anne tell Chauvin concerning her child in Chapter 8?
(a) That she invented him.
(b) That she hates him.
(c) That she adores him.
(d) That she misses him.

11. What time does the patronne tell Anne and Chauvin it is?
(a) 6:00.
(b) 5:30.
(c) 6:30.
(d) 7:00.

12. After she told him of the dead women who once lived in her bedroom, what does Anne say the child asked?
(a) He wanted to meet them.
(b) He wanted to talk to them.
(c) He was scared of them.
(d) He missed them.

13. What two words does Anne have her child repeat several times at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Fast and furious.
(b) Slowly and honestly.
(c) Happy and cheerful.
(d) Moderately and melodiously.

14. What type of bird does the child look at just after the end of the music lesson in Chapter 5?
(a) Crane.
(b) Crow.
(c) Heron.
(d) Seagull.

15. What floor is the teacher's apartment on?
(a) Second.
(b) Sixth.
(c) Fifth.
(d) First.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "they don't ask to come into this world"?

2. How is the duck prepared at the dinner party?

3. Who is the only person in the cafe during the child's music lesson in Chapter 5?

4. What does Anne do to the flower on her dress during the dinner party?

5. What does Anne do on the floor of the room after leaving the dinner party?

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