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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Félicité run ten miles in her clogs?
(a) To see Theodore.
(b) To tend to her sister during childbirth.
(c) To say goodbye to Paul.
(d) To see Virginie at school.

4. What is placed against the wainscoting in the living room?
(a) A bed.
(b) A couch.
(c) A stove.
(d) Chairs.

5. How does Félicité feel after her heroic event?
(a) She is proud of herself.
(b) She cannot stop talking about it.
(c) She focuses her attention on Virginie.
(d) She feels strangely sad.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leaves town after Virginie dies?

2. What prevents Félicité from being able to see Loulou before her death?

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

4. What kind of a wage does Félicité earn?

5. Who does Félicité hear Liebard talk about from her past?

(see the answer key)

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