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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the family do when it is particularly hot in Trouville?
(a) Go to the baths.
(b) Sit in the shade and have a picnic.
(c) Stay inside.
(d) Go to the beach.

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

3. What new activity do Félicité and Virginie begin at Christmas time?
(a) They begin to learn English.
(b) They join a choir.
(c) They begin to go to catechism.
(d) They begin piano lessons.

4. What smell pervades the living room?
(a) Fumes from the kitchen.
(b) Roses.
(c) Must.
(d) Horses.

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

6. When Félicité was 25-years-old, how old did people think she was?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Sixty.
(d) Forty.

7. What is Félicité's first job as a girl?
(a) A cook.
(b) To watch children.
(c) To look after cows.
(d) Nurse.

8. Where is Trouville situated in the landscape?
(a) Deep in a valley,
(b) At the bottom of a hill.
(c) At the top of a mountain.
(d) In the plains.

9. How is Félicité's stance described?
(a) Hunched.
(b) Upright.
(c) Limping.
(d) Weak.

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

11. Why does the family move back home?
(a) Mme. Aubain missed her house.
(b) Félicité had to return to tend to seasonal work.
(c) Virginie's cough resumed.
(d) Paul needed to prepare to leave for school.

12. What does Mme. Aubain think of Félicité's family?
(a) They take advantage of her.
(b) She is embarassed by their poverty.
(c) They are kind.
(d) They are cruel.

13. How does Félicité lose her first job?
(a) She is offerred another job.
(b) She is accused of theft.
(c) She is injured.
(d) She quits.

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

15. Who offers advice about where Paul should go to school?
(a) M. Bourais.
(b) Félicité's brother-in-law.
(c) Mme. Liebard.
(d) The priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long have Félicité and Mme. Aubain been in this relationship?

2. When the family rests in the field, what does Paul do?

3. How long does Félicité's family stay on their first visit?

4. What color is the wainscoting in the living room?

5. How many properties does Mme. Aubain still own?

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