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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3 of Part Two, how does Deslauriers believe politics should be treated?
(a) Passionately.
(b) Stoically.
(c) Scientifically.
(d) Personally.

2. Who is the chairman of the Club de l'Intelligence?
(a) Sénécal.
(b) Dussardier.
(c) Robespierre.
(d) Danton.

3. Why is the command post of the Château d'Eau under attack?
(a) To riot and loot.
(b) To release fifty prisoners who are not actually there.
(c) To get the King's attention.
(d) To demand a change in the Constitution.

4. 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 priest.
(b) The master of ceremonies.
(c) The bishop.
(d) The undertaker.

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

6. What does the sight of the five bodies killed on the boulevard des Capucines being carried through the streets on a cart change?
(a) Frederic's opinion of the monarchy.
(b) The Constitution.
(c) The people's mood.
(d) Hussonet's opinion of the Republic.

7. Where does Jacques Arnoux take Frederic when he would return unexpectedly and find him visiting Marie?
(a) The Alhambra in downtown Paris to meet with Rosanette.
(b) His factory in Creil to meet with Sénécal.
(c) L'Art Industriel on the Boulevard Montemarte to meet with Hussonet.
(d) A café in the rue Sainte-Anne to meet with Regimbart.

8. When Frederic leaves Deslauriers with his power of attorney, what is the first dishonest scheme Deslauriers considers and immediately discards?
(a) Purchasing the painting Frederic commissioned from Pellerin.
(b) Seducing Louise Roque.
(c) Asking Dambreuse for the job he offered Frederic.
(d) Asking Arnoux for the job he offered Frederic.

9. What lie does Dambreuse tell Martinon about Cécile in an effort to break up the young couple?
(a) Cécile is Martinon's half sister.
(b) Cécile dreams of entering a convent and becoming a nun.
(c) Cécile is an orphan and has no dowry.
(d) Cécile is a fallen woman.

10. 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) Get married.
(d) Hide any of Arnoux's secrets from her.

11. What does Cisy do as soon as the signal to begin the duel is given?
(a) Shoots Frederic.
(b) Faints.
(c) Runs away.
(d) Stabs Frederic.

12. What are Frederic and Marie Arnoux doing when Rosanette interrupts them in Chapter 3 of Part Three?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Kissing.
(c) Crying.
(d) Talking.

13. Where do Frederic and Rosanette dine with Cisy and Hussonet after the races?
(a) The Alhambra.
(b) Trois-Frères-Provençaux.
(c) Café Anglais.
(d) Rosanette's house.

14. Who does Frederic ask to be his second in the duel against Cisy?
(a) Vaulthier and Forchambeaux.
(b) Regimbart and Dussardier.
(c) Aulnays and Saint-Denis.
(d) Arnoux and Deslauriers.

15. Why does Jacques Arnoux tell Marie that Rosanette is Frederic's mistress?
(a) To lower her opinion of Frederic.
(b) To avoid arguments over his excessive spending.
(c) To avoid a relationship developing between Marie and Frederic.dev
(d) To make her jealous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frederic tell Marie Arnoux is his only goal in life?

2. What does Rosanette reveal her age to be in Chapter 1 of Part Three?

3. Why is Monsieur Dambreuse slow to return Deslauriers' messages in Chapter 3 of Part Three?

4. What does Pellerin ask Dussardier and Deslauriers to do?

5. Who does Frederic run into at the palace during the looting?

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