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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is the host of the costume party to which Arnoux invites Frederic?
(a) Madame Dambreuse.
(b) Madame Rosanette.
(c) Madame Arnoux.
(d) Madame Moreau.

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

5. How does Frederic prepare to become an artist at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) He buys paints, brushes, and an easel.
(b) He visits art museums.
(c) He studies the great masters.
(d) He reads books on aesthetics.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom does Frederic receive a second invitation on the same day he receives an invitation to Marie Arnoux's name-day party?

2. How old is Frederic at the beginning of the novel?

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

4. Which British writer did Frederic seek to emulate in his youth?

5. Which landmark is the crowd gathered around to protest government reforms in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jacques Arnoux's business reputation? Why does Pellerin become so angry with him?

2. What work does Charles Deslauriers do for his father? What unusual physical feature is a result of this work?

3. Which of Frederic's friends are invited to his housewarming party? What is their opinion of his new lifestyle?

4. How does the narrator describe Monsieur Dambreuse in Chapter 3? What does he look like? How does he interact with Frederic during their meeting?

5. With whom does Frederic develop a friendship in Chapter 6? How do the other characters feel about this friendship?

6. Whom does Frederic go to call upon when he first returns to Paris? Why does he have difficulty finding this person? Who helps Frederic locate this person?

7. Whom does Frederic immediately go to visit when he hears that Jacques Arnoux has gone to Germany? What surprise is waiting for him? Where is the person he was looking for?

8. How does the narrator describe the other people traveling on the ship with Frederic? What do they wear? What are their spirits?

9. What business proposition do Hussonet and Deslauriers bring to Frederic? How does Frederic respond?

10. What does Pellerin do for a living? What type of books does he read? What is the secret he is trying to discover? Why?

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