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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which character does Frederic commission Pellerin to paint a life-size portrait of?
(a) Rosanette.
(b) Marie Arnoux.
(c) Mademoiselle Vatnaz.
(d) Louise Roque.

3. Why is Dussardier arrested by the police?
(a) He attacked a police officer who was beating a young man.
(b) He is a government spy.
(c) He stole two loaves of bread.
(d) He is a murderer.

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

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

6. What news does Frederic receive that leads him to return to Paris?
(a) Deslauriers has fallen ill.
(b) Jacques Arnoux and Marie have divorced.
(c) He has inherited his uncle's estate.
(d) There is a job opening for him at L'Art Industriel.

7. Where does Jacques Arnoux tell Frederic that his wife has gone?
(a) To vacation in Italy.
(b) To visit her sick mother.
(c) To vacation in Germany.
(d) To visit her sister in Andalusia.

8. What does Frederic do with the extra allowance his mother sends him for tutoring?
(a) He purchases fancy clothing.
(b) He treats Jacques Arnoux to a fancy dinner.
(c) He hires a tutor.
(d) He buys a necklace for Marie Arnoux.

9. What secret does Frederic tell Hussonet he wants in Chapter 5?
(a) He is in love with Marie Arnoux.
(b) He has failed his exams.
(c) He lives in a residential hotel.
(d) He does not have any money.

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

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

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

13. What is the woman whose beauty captivates Frederic doing?
(a) Eating.
(b) Singing.
(c) Embroidering.
(d) Crying.

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

15. What quality does Frederic most value in terms of his literary taste?
(a) Concision.
(b) Precision.
(c) Balance.
(d) Passion.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, which character sends a letter to Frederic telling him of plans to visit him in Paris?

2. What business does Jacques Arnoux take up after leaving the art business?

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

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

5. Where does Frederic first go looking for Arnoux when he returns to Paris in Chapter 1 of Part Two?

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