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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Mme. Aubain's annual income?
(a) One hundred thousand francs.
(b) Fifty thousand francs.
(c) Nine hundred francs.
(d) Five thousand francs.

2. The narrator describes Félicité as being made out of what material?
(a) Wood.
(b) Metal.
(c) Iron.
(d) Water.

3. What is described as the despair of the other housemaids?
(a) The spotless state of Félicité's saucepans.
(b) Mme. Aubain's temper.
(c) Félicité's loyalty to her mistress.
(d) The draper's son.

4. What is peculiar about Félicité's dress?
(a) She dresses like a man.
(b) She dresses like a child.
(c) She always wears a bright purple scarf in her hair.
(d) She wears the same thing all year.

5. Why does Mme. Aubain have to sell the majority of her properties?
(a) She needed money for her daughter's wedding.
(b) She wanted the money to travel.
(c) Because her husband ran into debt.
(d) Her son lost them gambling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of a wage does Félicité earn?

2. What is unusual about the floors in Mme. Aubain's house?

3. Where is Mme. Aubain's house located?

4. Where is Félicité's bedroom?

5. How is Mme. Aubain's bedroom described?

(see the answer key)

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