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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the ship on which Frederic travels?
(a) Nogent-sur-Seine.
(b) Île-Saint-Louis.
(c) Ville de Montereau.
(d) Le Havre.

2. Why is Frederic hesitant to introduce Deslauriers to Arnoux?
(a) He is afraid that Jacques Arnoux will like Deslauriers better than him.
(b) He is worried that Deslauriers will disapprove of Arnoux.
(c) He is concerned that Deslauriers will tell Arnoux that he is in love with Marie.
(d) He is worried that Marie Arnoux might not like him.

3. Why is Dussardier arrested by the police?
(a) He is a government spy.
(b) He attacked a police officer who was beating a young man.
(c) He stole two loaves of bread.
(d) He is a murderer.

4. Which British writer did Frederic seek to emulate in his youth?
(a) Jane Austen.
(b) Walter Scott.
(c) Lord Byron.
(d) Charles Dickens.

5. Why does Madame Moreau refuse to have anything to do with Monsieur Roque?
(a) He is living in sin with his maid.
(b) He is a known gambler and thief.
(c) He is a foreigner.
(d) He is the election-rigger for the district.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Frederic begin to work after learning of his meager inheritance?

2. What does the marble plaque on Rue Montemartre say that catches Frederic's eye as he leaves his meeting with Dambreuse?

3. Where is Marie Arnoux from?

4. What does Marie Arnoux do with the roses that her husband gives her at her party?

5. What is Mademoiselle Vatnaz's ambition?

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