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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. Why does Frederic decide to return to Paris at the end of Chapter 5 of Part Two?
(a) He is anxious to see Rosanette again.
(b) He is anxious to meet with Dambreuse about business matters.
(c) He is anxious to see Marie Arnoux again.
(d) He needs time away from his mother and Monsieur Roque to think.

2. Why is Monsieur Dambreuse slow to return Deslauriers' messages in Chapter 3 of Part Three?
(a) He is out of town on vacation.
(b) He does not like Deslauriers and is ignoring him.
(c) He is very concerned with business matters.
(d) He is very ill.

3. Who procures a personal letter from Dambreuse supporting Frederic's candidacy?
(a) Madame Dambreuse.
(b) Roque.
(c) Deslauriers.
(d) Arnoux.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the command post of the Château d'Eau under attack?

2. When did Dambreuse make the will leaving all of his estate to Cécile?

3. What topic does Pellerin discuss with Frederic during Dambreuse's funeral?

4. What wild behavior of her husband does Marie Arnoux comment to Frederic in Chapter 6 of Part Two?

5. Who gives Sénécal a job after he leaves Arnoux's factory?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mademoiselle Vatnaz believe the role of the woman to be? What is Rosanette's position on the subject?

2. To whom does Rosanette first turn to get the four thousand francs she needs to pay off her debts? In the end, who is it that loans the money to Frederic on her behalf? Why?

3. What happens to Marie Arnoux's son Eugene at the end of Chapter 6 of Part Two? How does Marie interpret this event?

4. What does Frederic do with the fifteen thousand francs he requested from his solicitor to invest in Deslauriers' project? How does he explain his inability to invest this sum to Deslauriers?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 3 of Part Three, what is Frederic's attitude towards living with Rosanette? What does he consider the nicest part of the day? Where do they spend it?

6. For what position does Monsieur Dambreuse persuade Frederic to announce his candidacy? Who ends up with the position?

7. How does Frederic respond when Pellerin asks him to pay for the painting of Rosanette he commissioned? What becomes of the painting in the end?

8. What does Frederic think about while he gazes at Monsieur Dambreuse's corpse? What inspires him to consider these things?

9. What significant political event takes place at the end of Chapter 6 of Part Two? What effect does this event have on the people of Paris?

10. Who interrupts Frederic's romantic reunion with Marie Arnoux? How does Frederic react to this interruption? How does the intruder defend her actions?

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