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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 is sick.
(c) She is out of town.
(d) She divorced Jacques Arnoux.

3. From whom does Frederic receive a second invitation on the same day he receives an invitation to Marie Arnoux's name-day party?
(a) The Dambreuses.
(b) Monsieur Roque.
(c) His uncle.
(d) Deslauriers.

4. What insult is thrown at Deslauriers that started the schoolyard fight that begins his friendship with Frederic?
(a) Rat.
(b) Rich boy.
(c) Beggar's brat.
(d) Big boy.

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

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

7. Whom does Frederic seek out who gives him information on Arnoux's whereabouts?
(a) Rosanette.
(b) Dambreuse.
(c) Regimbart.
(d) Hussonet.

8. How did Madame Moreau's husband die?
(a) Gunshot wound.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Car accident.
(d) Sword wound.

9. From whom does Frederic receive a letter at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Dambreuse.
(b) Deslauriers.
(c) Arnoux.
(d) Monsieur Roque.

10. What type of work is Mademoiselle Vatnaz's book, A Young Ladies' Garland?
(a) Epic.
(b) Romantic.
(c) Fantasy.
(d) Educational.

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

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

13. Why does Madame Moreau refuse to have anything to do with Monsieur Roque?
(a) He is living in sin with his maid.
(b) He is the election-rigger for the district.
(c) He is a known gambler and thief.
(d) He is a foreigner.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Frederic planning to study?

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

3. Where is Marie Arnoux from?

4. Why does Frederic stop attending class after only two weeks?

5. What does Sénécal believe the sole purpose of art to be?

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