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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Frederic accompany Marie Arnoux in Chapter 5?
(a) Shopping.
(b) To the theatre.
(c) To visit her mother.
(d) To L'Art Industriel.

2. Which character is dissatisfied with his dining experience at the Trois-Frères-Provençaux?
(a) Deslauriers.
(b) Regimbart.
(c) Frederic.
(d) Arnoux.

3. What is the name of Frederic's aristocratic friend from law school whom Frederic considers to be very dim?
(a) Monsieur de Cisy.
(b) Sénécal.
(c) Baptiste Martinon.
(d) Charles Deslauriers.

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

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

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

7. Upon seeing Jacques Arnoux at the theatre accompanied by two other ladies, what does Frederic speculate could have happened to Marie Arnoux?
(a) She divorced Jacques Arnoux.
(b) She is sick.
(c) She is out of town.
(d) She is dead.

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

9. How old is Frederic at the beginning of the novel?
(a) 40 years old.
(b) 18 years old.
(c) 16 years old.
(d) 20 years old.

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

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

12. What does Frederic do with the money he gets from selling his new outfit to a second-hand clothes dealer?
(a) He hires a tutor.
(b) He goes to visit his mother.
(c) He treats Jacques Arnoux to dinner.
(d) He buys a necklace for Marie Arnoux.

13. What characteristics does Pellerin decide are more important in art than Beauty and Unity?
(a) Diversity and Character.
(b) Line and Form.
(c) Color and Subject.
(d) Light and Shadow.

14. Where does Frederic run into the Dambreuses at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) L'Art Industriel.
(b) The Porte-Saint-Martin theatre.
(c) Marie Arnoux's party.
(d) The Alhambra.

15. What is Frederic planning to study?
(a) Education.
(b) Law.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Writing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the novel that Frederic begins to write?

2. To whom is the IOU payable that Arnoux forces his wife to sign?

3. In what field does Frederic ask Dambreuse to recommend him for a position?

4. Why is Frederic hesitant to introduce Deslauriers to Arnoux?

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

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