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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Regimbart like to visit cafés and billiard saloons?
(a) To make business connections.
(b) To drink.
(c) To talk about politics.
(d) To gamble.

2. Where does Frederic hope to meet Marie Arnoux every time he walks through it?
(a) The Tuileries.
(b) Rue de la Harpe.
(c) The Champs-Elysées.
(d) Rond-Point.

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

4. Who is Frederic returning from visiting in hopes he will include him in his will?
(a) His benefactor.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His father-in-law.
(d) His grandmother.

5. Where does Jacques Arnoux take Frederic when he would return unexpectedly and find him visiting Marie?
(a) The Alhambra in downtown Paris to meet with Rosanette.
(b) A café in the rue Sainte-Anne to meet with Regimbart.
(c) His factory in Creil to meet with Sénécal.
(d) L'Art Industriel on the Boulevard Montemarte to meet with Hussonet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the woman whose beauty captivates Frederic doing?

2. What is the name of Frederic's friend from law school who lives with his working-class girlfriend and happily studies law?

3. Why does Frederic decide not to make a place for Deslauriers in his new townhouse?

4. What title did Dambreuse have that he dropped?

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

(see the answer key)

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