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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Chapters 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What title did Dambreuse have that he dropped?
(a) Esquire.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Comte.
(d) Professor.

2. In Chapter 2 of Part Two, what recent trouble has Arnoux been involved in?
(a) He was in a lawsuit for custody of his children.
(b) He was in a lawsuit over his building land in Belleville.
(c) He was in a lawsuit for negligent behavior.
(d) He was in a lawsuit for defamation of character.

3. Under what pretense does Frederic visit Dambreuse in Chapter 3?
(a) To offer his services as a poet.
(b) To deliver a packet of papers for Monsieur Roque.
(c) To ask for his daughter's hand in marriage.
(d) To ask for a loan to pay for his legal studies.

4. 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 foreigner.
(c) He is a known gambler and thief.
(d) He is the election-rigger for the district.

5. Whom does Frederic seek out who gives him information on Arnoux's whereabouts?
(a) Regimbart.
(b) Dambreuse.
(c) Rosanette.
(d) Hussonet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Regimbart like to visit cafés and billiard saloons?

2. How old is Frederic at the beginning of the novel?

3. How much money do Hussonet and Deslauriers convince Frederic to invest in their political newspaper?

4. Who was Frederic hoping to get a look at during his meeting with Dambreuse?

5. What is LÁrt industriel?

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