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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How is Félicité's voice described?
(a) Soft.
(b) Shrill.
(c) Loud.
(d) Melodious.

3. What hangs above the piano?
(a) Pressed flowers.
(b) A Degas painting.
(c) A barometer.
(d) A family portrait.

4. Where is Félicité's bedroom?
(a) On the second floor.
(b) In the guest house.
(c) In the basement.
(d) Next to the living room.

5. What happens to Mme. Aubain's husband?
(a) He dies.
(b) She leaves him.
(c) He's sent to jail.
(d) He leaves her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Mme. Aubain's husband described?

2. What is unusual about the children's beds?

3. What state is the furniture in the parlor in?

4. The narrator describes Félicité as being made out of what material?

5. What is peculiar about Félicité's dress?

(see the answer key)

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