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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Hussonet's job?
(a) He is an actor in vaudeville.
(b) He is a painter.
(c) He owns an art gallery.
(d) He works for fashion papers and writes advertisements for L'Art Industriel.

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

3. What award did Frederic Moreau win at his school that made his mother proud?
(a) Best Pupil of the Year.
(b) Perfect Attendance.
(c) Most Likely to Succeed.
(d) Most Improved.

4. How much money do Hussonet and Deslauriers convince Frederic to invest in their political newspaper?
(a) 15,000 francs.
(b) 10,000 francs.
(c) 100,000 francs.
(d) 50,000 francs

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

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

7. Where does Hussonet tell Frederic that Arnoux is going in Chapter 5?
(a) Chartres.
(b) Germany.
(c) Belgium.
(d) Spain.

8. 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 glove.
(d) A photograph.

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

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

11. Why does Frederic stop attending class after only two weeks?
(a) The classes are too expensive.
(b) He is bored.
(c) He dislikes his classmates.
(d) The classes are too difficult.

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

13. 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?
(a) Mademoiselle Roque and Mademoiselle Vatnaz.
(b) Madame Rosanette and Madame Arnoux.
(c) Madame Dambreuse and Madame Roque.
(d) Madame Arnoux and Madame Moreau.

14. Which landmark is the crowd gathered around to protest government reforms in Chapter 4?
(a) The Louvre.
(b) The Eiffel Tower.
(c) The Panthéon.
(d) Notre-Dame.

15. Why does Frederic decide not to make a place for Deslauriers in his new townhouse?
(a) He thinks it will be embarrassing if he ever has a mistress visit him.
(b) Deslauriers is living with his girlfriend.
(c) He thinks Deslauriers' manners and politics will offend his other visitors.
(d) Deslauriers is still living happily with Sénécal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man that Frederic meets on the ship?

2. Who is the beautiful woman's husband?

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

4. What topics does Frederic discuss with the man he meets on the ship?

5. Why does Madame Moreau refuse to have anything to do with Monsieur Roque?

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