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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. Where does Frederic accompany Marie Arnoux in Chapter 5?
(a) Shopping.
(b) To L'Art Industriel.
(c) To the theatre.
(d) To visit her mother.

2. Why has Hussonet begun to dislike actors?
(a) He wrote a play that was rejected.
(b) He wrote a play that was a flop.
(c) He auditioned for a play and did not get the part.
(d) He acted in a play that was a great success.

3. Why does Sénécal lose his job for the third time?
(a) He refuses to teach religious education because he is an atheist.
(b) He refuses to give prizes because they are elitist.
(c) He refuses to give grades because they are meaningless.
(d) He refuses to teach art because it is not analytical.

4. Who is the beautiful woman's husband?
(a) Charles Deslauriers.
(b) Frederic Moreau.
(c) Jacques Arnoux.
(d) Roque Deslauriers.

5. What award did Frederic Moreau win at his school that made his mother proud?
(a) Best Pupil of the Year.
(b) Most Improved.
(c) Most Likely to Succeed.
(d) Perfect Attendance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frederic do with the extra allowance his mother sends him for tutoring?

2. In Chapter 2 of Part Two, which women in his life does Frederic compare to wild, playful and amusing music, and solemn and almost religious music, respectively?

3. How does Dambreuse indicate to Frederic that their meeting has ended?

4. Why does Frederic stop attending class after only two weeks?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Jacques and Marie Arnoux arguing about when Frederic arrives? How does witnessing this argument affect Frederic's feelings for Marie?

2. What conflict does Frederic have when he finally receives his long-awaited invitation from the Dambreuses? How is it resolved?

3. 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?

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

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

6. Whom does Frederic see when he opens the door to the first class section? What is his impression of this person?

7. What is the relationship between Frederic and Deslauriers? How did it begin? What planes do they have for the future?

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

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

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

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