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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Theodore do that makes marrying Félicité impossible?
(a) He moves to Holland.
(b) He joins the army.
(c) He marries another woman.
(d) He dies.

3. How is Mme. Aubain's bedroom described?
(a) Narrow but with high ceilings.
(b) Average size.
(c) Very large.
(d) Very small.

4. Who in Félicité's family always kept out of sight?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her nephew.
(c) Her brother-in-law.
(d) Her nieces.

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

6. Who reads to Félicité for the first time in her life?
(a) Paul.
(b) M. Bourais.
(c) Mme. Aubain.
(d) Virginie.

7. 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.

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

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

10. On nice days, where do Félicité and the Aubain family go?
(a) To picnic at the Rhine.
(b) To the city gardens.
(c) To the baths.
(d) To the farm at Geffosses.

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

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

13. Why does Felicite leave the farm she was working at while she dated Theodore?
(a) She decides to go home to her parents.
(b) She wants to become a teacher.
(c) She loses her job.
(d) She is upset when Theodore leaves her.

14. Who looks after the management of Mme. Aubain's property?
(a) M. Bourais.
(b) The Liebards.
(c) Félicité.
(d) Mme. Aubain.

15. What cure does the doctor recommend for Virginie's nervous complaint?
(a) Bleeding.
(b) Water and gruel.
(c) Sea bathing.
(d) Laudanum.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Virginie make the journey to Tocqueville?

2. What is piled on the piano?

3. Which relative of Mme. Aubain's frequently comes to visit?

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

5. Where does Félicité sleep?

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