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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 news does Frederic receive that leads him to return to Paris?
(a) There is a job opening for him at L'Art Industriel.
(b) Jacques Arnoux and Marie have divorced.
(c) He has inherited his uncle's estate.
(d) Deslauriers has fallen ill.

2. Why is Frederic hesitant to introduce Deslauriers to Arnoux?
(a) He is worried that Deslauriers will disapprove of Arnoux.
(b) He is worried that Marie Arnoux might not like him.
(c) He is afraid that Jacques Arnoux will like Deslauriers better than him.
(d) He is concerned that Deslauriers will tell Arnoux that he is in love with Marie.

3. What piece of evidence does Marie Arnoux produce during their argument to prove her husband's infidelity?
(a) A glove.
(b) A lock of hair
(c) A bill for cashmere.
(d) A photograph.

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

5. What is Frederic planning to study?
(a) Law.
(b) Education.
(c) Writing.
(d) Medicine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mademoiselle Vatnaz's ambition?

2. In what language does Marie Arnoux sing during the dinner party?

3. How does Frederic prepare to become an artist at the beginning of Chapter 5?

4. What is the Alhambra?

5. Where does Frederic spend an excessive amount of money?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are some of Frederic's artistic ambitions? What art has he already produced at this point?

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

5. What is the title of the novel that Frederic begins writing? Who are the main characters? What is it about?

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

7. What gift does Jacques Arnoux give his wife at her party? Why does he give her this particular gift? What is her reaction? What does she do with the gift during the carriage ride back to Paris?

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

9. Who is the host of the costume party to which Arnoux brings Frederic? What is this person's relationship to Arnoux?

10. What is Madame Moreau's background? What aspirations does she have for her son?

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