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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Frederic is worried about his appearance as he goes to visit Dambreuse until he remembers which fact about him?
(a) He is a member of the working class.
(b) He is just a bourgeois.
(c) He is blind.
(d) He will not be home.

2. What is Mademoiselle Vatnaz's ambition?
(a) To be published in a magazine.
(b) To own an art gallery.
(c) To become a teacher.
(d) To paint Marie Arnoux's portrait.

3. What did Madame Arnoux spend her estate and her son's inheritance on?
(a) A new wardrobe.
(b) Investing in an art magazine.
(c) Paying off her debts.
(d) Buying a fancy carriage.

4. Who is the author of this novel?
(a) Honore Balzac.
(b) Gustave Flaubert.
(c) Victor Hugo.
(d) Frederic Moreau.

5. What does Sénécal believe the sole purpose of art to be?
(a) To edify the masses.
(b) To please the artist who creates it.
(c) To leave a lasting cultural artifact.
(d) To give pleasure to the masses.

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

7. Where does Frederic first go looking for Arnoux when he returns to Paris in Chapter 1 of Part Two?
(a) The Alhambra.
(b) Arnoux's favorite café.
(c) Arnoux's house.
(d) L'Art industriel.

8. What does Frederic consider doing after leaving the Alhambra?
(a) Jumping off a bridge.
(b) Quitting law school.
(c) Moving back to Nogent.
(d) Running away with Marie Arnoux.

9. How does Dambreuse indicate to Frederic that their meeting has ended?
(a) He bows.
(b) He asks him to leave.
(c) He shakes his hand.
(d) He closes the door.

10. What piece of evidence does Marie Arnoux produce during their argument to prove her husband's infidelity?
(a) A bill for cashmere.
(b) A lock of hair
(c) A photograph.
(d) A glove.

11. Where is the restaurant located in which Frederic dines daily at a cost of only forty-three sous?
(a) Rue de la Harpe.
(b) Ronde-Point.
(c) The Tuileries.
(d) The Champs-Elysées.

12. Where does Frederic begin to work after learning of his meager inheritance?
(a) Deslauriers' father's practice in Chartres.
(b) His own practice in Troyes.
(c) Maître Prouharam's office in Nogent.
(d) L'Art Industriel in Paris.

13. Who is the beautiful woman's husband?
(a) Roque Deslauriers.
(b) Jacques Arnoux.
(c) Frederic Moreau.
(d) Charles Deslauriers.

14. What is the title of the novel that Frederic begins to write?
(a) Sylvio, the fisherman's son.
(b) Stephen, the farmer's nephew.
(c) Sylvester, the fisherman's cat.
(d) Simon, the farmer's brother

15. What topics does Frederic discuss with the man he meets on the ship?
(a) Theatre and literature.
(b) Politics and religion.
(c) Tobacco and women.
(d) Family and hobbies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dussardier's most prized possession?

2. In Chapter 2 of Part Two, which women in his life does Frederic compare to wild, playful and amusing music, and solemn and almost religious music, respectively?

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

4. What title did Dambreuse have that he dropped?

5. Which character does Frederic commission Pellerin to paint a life-size portrait of?

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