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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many properties does Mme. Aubain still own?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

3. What kind of a mantle is in the living room?
(a) Rustic wood.
(b) Victorian style.
(c) Copper.
(d) Louis-Quinze-style.

4. What is Félicité's first job when she starts working for Mme. Aubain?
(a) Dairy maid.
(b) Governess.
(c) Cook.
(d) Lady's maid.

5. What does the narrator consider "a remainder of better days"?
(a) Drawings and etchings.
(b) Mme. Aubain's children.
(c) The house.
(d) Mme. Aubain's clothing.

6. What did Félicité's family do in order to be near Félicité?
(a) They stopped by every morning before breakfast.
(b) They stood in the market and waited for her.
(c) They followed her on her walks.
(d) They made plans to see each other every time before saying goodbye.

7. How are the easy chairs in the living room upholstered?
(a) Tapestry.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Twill.
(d) Wool.

8. What decoration is prominent in Mme. Aubain's bedroom?
(a) Portraits of the children.
(b) A portrait of her husband.
(c) A portrait of herself.
(d) A portrait of her mother.

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

10. Where does Félicité sleep?
(a) On the sofa.
(b) In her arm chair.
(c) Outside.
(d) In her room.

11. What items did Félicité buy for her sister's family?
(a) Winter coats and boots.
(b) Mattresses for the children.
(c) Clothes and shoes.
(d) A blanket, shirts, and stove.

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

13. What is unusual about the children's beds?
(a) They are propped up against the wall.
(b) They are huge.
(c) They don't have beds.
(d) The mattresses are removed.

14. Who does Félicité find while she is in Trouville?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Theodore.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her daughter.

15. What does Virginie do while the family is on their outing?
(a) Feeds rabbits and gathers cornflowers.
(b) Entertains Paul.
(c) Sits quietly with her mother and Félicité.
(d) Sunbathes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who reads to Félicité for the first time in her life?

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

4. What is Félicité's relationship to Mme. Aubain?

5. Why does Mme. Aubain have to sell the majority of her properties?

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