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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mme. Aubain deal with her grief when Virginie goes away to school?
(a) She takes long solitary walks.
(b) She locks herself in her room for a week.
(c) Through socializing and writing letters.
(d) She cries for days.

2. What particularly bothered Mme. Aubain about the way that Félicité's family behaved?
(a) Their clothing and appearance.
(b) The familiar way that Félicité's nephew spoke to Paul.
(c) Their accent.
(d) The familiar way that Félicité's sister spoke to Mme. Aubain.

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

4. Which relative of Mme. Aubain's frequently comes to visit?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her nephew.
(d) Her father.

5. Who commits suicide?
(a) Félicité's sister.
(b) M. Bourais.
(c) Paul.
(d) Mme. Aubain.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Félicité lose her first job?

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

3. What do the boys in town do to Colmiche?

4. Who causes the bird to laugh uncontrollably?

5. What upsets Félicité the most about the prospect of selling the house?

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