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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What topic does Pellerin discuss with Frederic during Dambreuse's funeral?
(a) Madame Dambreuse's inheritance.
(b) The frescos in the church.
(c) Frederic's impending wedding.
(d) Politics and religion.

2. When Frederic returns to Paris to care for the injured Dussardier, who does he find nursing him in his apartment?
(a) Marie Arnoux.
(b) Sénécal.
(c) Deslauriers.
(d) Mademoiselle Vatnaz.

3. Where does Marie Arnoux retire to after Frederic declares his love to her?
(a) Her country-house in Saint-Cloud.
(b) Her mother's house in Chartres.
(c) A rented villa in Italy.
(d) A rented cottage in Auteil.

4. What do Frederic and Marie curse during their conversations?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Fate.
(c) Family.
(d) Money.

5. What position does Deslauriers encourage Frederic to campaign for?
(a) President.
(b) Prime Minister.
(c) Deputy.
(d) Senator.

6. At Dambreuse's funeral mass, who has to tell the congregation when to stand up, when to kneel, and when to sit down again?
(a) The bishop.
(b) The undertaker.
(c) The master of ceremonies.
(d) The priest.

7. What does Rosanette insist Frederic do when he first sees his newborn son?
(a) Name him.
(b) Hold him.
(c) Buy him a pony.
(d) Kiss him.

8. What news does Frederic's porter give Louise Roque that breaks her heart?
(a) Frederic has not slept at his home for three months.
(b) Frederic has eloped with Rosanette.
(c) Frederic has proposed marriage to Mademoiselle Vatnaz.
(d) Frederic has run off with Marie Arnoux.

9. Whom does Frederic unexpectedly meet when he goes to Arnoux's factory to fulfill Louise Roque's order?
(a) Monsieur Roque.
(b) Dambreuse.
(c) Sénécal.
(d) Marie Arnoux.

10. What does Frederic tell Marie Arnoux is his only goal in life?
(a) Riches.
(b) Her.
(c) Love.
(d) Fame.

11. What does Madame Dambreuse ask Frederic immediately after she is widowed?
(a) If he will call a doctor for her.
(b) If he will loan her money.
(c) If he will marry her.
(d) If he will kill her so she can be with her beloved husband.

12. Where does the Russian prince, Rosanette's new lover, see her for the first time?
(a) Café Anglais.
(b) Trois-Frères-Provençaux.
(c) The Alhambra.
(d) At the races.

13. What does Frederic throw at Cisy after he insults Marie Arnoux?
(a) A book.
(b) A plate.
(c) A knife.
(d) A fork.

14. In Chapter 6 of Part Two, what does Frederic swear to Marie Arnoux he will never do?
(a) Stop loving her.
(b) Foreclose on Arnoux.
(c) Hide any of Arnoux's secrets from her.
(d) Get married.

15. Who runs up the stairs of the palace singing the Marseillaise in Chapter 1 of Part Three?
(a) The National Guardsmen.
(b) Monsieur Dambreuse.
(c) The Paris People.
(d) Rosanette.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does Dambreuse offer Frederic in his Consortium of French Coal-mining Companies?

2. What is Cécile's relationship to Monsieur Dambreuse?

3. What lie does Frederic tell Deslauriers to explain what happened to the francs he was going to invest in his project?

4. In Chapter 3 of Part Two, how does Deslauriers believe politics should be treated?

5. Why is the command post of the Château d'Eau under attack?

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