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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gives Sénécal a job after he leaves Arnoux's factory?
(a) Dambreuse.
(b) Roque.
(c) Deslauriers.
(d) Hussonet.

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

3. When did Dambreuse make the will leaving all of his estate to Cécile?
(a) After Cécile married Martinon.
(b) During the revolution.
(c) Before he was married.
(d) When he learned of the affair between Frederic and Madame Dambreuse.

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

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

6. When Frederic returns from visiting Marie Arnoux in Creil, he finds a letter waiting for him from Rosanette inviting him to which event?
(a) The regatta.
(b) The races.
(c) A costume ball.
(d) The tour-de-France.

7. What position does Dambreuse offer Frederic in his Consortium of French Coal-mining Companies?
(a) Vice President of Internal Affairs.
(b) Chief Executive Officer.
(c) Company Secretary.
(d) Company President.

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

9. How long had Monsieur and Madame Dambreuse been married when Cécile came to live with them?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Six months.
(c) One year.
(d) Five years.

10. What is Hussonet's opinion of Le Chevalier de maison rouge that the other guests at Dussardier's party fervently disagree with?
(a) He thinks it is awful and dislikes the style.
(b) He thinks it is mediocre and could have been written better.
(c) He considers it to be the embodiment of his artistic ideals.
(d) He likes the play and thinks it has an important message.

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

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

13. 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) Mademoiselle Vatnaz.
(d) Deslauriers.

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

15. Why does Frederic desist from striking Rosanette after she interrupts his visit with Marie?
(a) He notices that Marie Arnoux is watching them.
(b) He remembers that Rosanette has to appear in public the next morning.
(c) She announces that she is terminally ill.
(d) She announces that she is pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who procures a personal letter from Dambreuse supporting Frederic's candidacy?

2. Seeing which trinket incites an argument between Rosanette and Mademoiselle Vatnaz?

3. On whose behalf is the benefit performance to which Mademoiselle Vatnaz sells Frederic three tickets?

4. Who saves Monsieur Dambreuse's life?

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

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