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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. What gift does M. Bourais bring for the children?
(a) Clothing.
(b) A set of paints.
(c) An illustrated geography book.
(d) Sheets of music.

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

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

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

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

8. What was the most exciting part of the day in Trouville?
(a) When the fishing boats came in.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Afternoon service.
(d) The evening parade.

9. What state is the furniture in the parlor in?
(a) Clean.
(b) Dilapidated.
(c) Covered in plastic.
(d) Draped in sheets.

10. How does Virginie make the journey to Tocqueville?
(a) In a carriage with her mother.
(b) She walks.
(c) On a horse with Félicité.
(d) M. Liebard carries her on his horse with him.

11. What does Félicité hold in her hands while she sleeps?
(a) A photo of her mother.
(b) A rosary.
(c) A book.
(d) Her bible.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the family move back home?

2. What was Mme. Aubain's annual income?

3. On nice days, where do Félicité and the Aubain family go?

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

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

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