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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what field does Frederic ask Dambreuse to recommend him for a position?
(a) Law.
(b) Finance.
(c) Public service.
(d) Business.

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

3. In Chapter 2 of Part Two, what recent trouble has Arnoux been involved in?
(a) He was in a lawsuit over his building land in Belleville.
(b) He was in a lawsuit for custody of his children.
(c) He was in a lawsuit for negligent behavior.
(d) He was in a lawsuit for defamation of character.

4. What is the name of Frederic's friend from law school who lives with his working-class girlfriend and happily studies law?
(a) Jacques Arnoux.
(b) Monsieur de Cisy.
(c) Charles Deslauriers
(d) Baptiste Martinon.

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

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

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

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

9. In what language does Marie Arnoux sing during the dinner party?
(a) Italian.
(b) Hebrew.
(c) French.
(d) Spanish.

10. 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 Arnoux and Madame Moreau.
(c) Madame Rosanette and Madame Arnoux.
(d) Madame Dambreuse and Madame Roque.

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

12. What is the name of the ship on which Frederic travels?
(a) Ville de Montereau.
(b) Nogent-sur-Seine.
(c) Île-Saint-Louis.
(d) Le Havre.

13. In what year does the novel begin?
(a) 1770.
(b) 1860.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1840.

14. 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) Deslauriers.
(d) His uncle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frederic do with the money he gets from selling his new outfit to a second-hand clothes dealer?

2. What characteristics does Pellerin decide are more important in art than Beauty and Unity?

3. What become his principle interests after Deslauriers loses interest in metaphysics?

4. Why has Hussonet begun to dislike actors?

5. What type of work is Mademoiselle Vatnaz's book, A Young Ladies' Garland?

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