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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paul's wife do with Mme. Aubain's home and belongings?
(a) She takes a few items and sells the rest.
(b) She gives everything to Félicité.
(c) She sells everything without visiting.
(d) She takes all the furniture.

2. What is Félicité's first job when she starts working for Mme. Aubain?
(a) Dairy maid.
(b) Lady's maid.
(c) Governess.
(d) Cook.

3. What was the most exciting part of the day in Trouville?
(a) Dinner.
(b) Afternoon service.
(c) The evening parade.
(d) When the fishing boats came in.

4. How does the narrator describe Félicité's room?
(a) As resembling a neglected pawnshop.
(b) As a cluttered sanctuary of forlorn objects.
(c) As testament to a life of memories.
(d) As something between a chapel and a bazaar.

5. What news does Félicité receive in a letter that Mme. Aubain reads to her?
(a) Her nephew is dead.
(b) Her sister is moving.
(c) She is offered another job.
(d) Theodore wants to marry her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the cause of Félicité's argument with her Polish suitor?

2. Where does Paul spend much of his time?

3. What does Félicité consider doing shortly after she gets Loulou back?

4. What does Félicité say to Fabu?

5. Why does Félicité run ten miles in her clogs?

(see the answer key)

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