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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who leaves town after Virginie dies?
(a) Paul.
(b) M. Bourais.
(c) Mme. Aubain.
(d) The Polish refugees.

2. How does the narrator describe Félicité's room?
(a) As testament to a life of memories.
(b) As a cluttered sanctuary of forlorn objects.
(c) As something between a chapel and a bazaar.
(d) As resembling a neglected pawnshop.

3. What news does Félicité receive in a letter that Mme. Aubain reads to her?
(a) She is offered another job.
(b) Her sister is moving.
(c) Her nephew is dead.
(d) Theodore wants to marry her.

4. What does Mme. Aubain do for the first few months after Virginie dies?
(a) Takes long aimless walks.
(b) Goes to confession every day.
(c) Stays in her room.
(d) Stays in the house.

5. How old is Mme. Aubain when she dies?
(a) 72.
(b) 86.
(c) 55.
(d) 98.

6. Where is the alter of the Corpus Christi placed?
(a) In the courthouse.
(b) In Mme. Aubain's courtyard.
(c) By the library.
(d) In front of the church.

7. What do the boys in town do to Colmiche?
(a) Carry him water from the well.
(b) Buy his groceries for him.
(c) Call him names and beat him with a stick.
(d) Spy on him and throw stones at him.

8. Why does Félicité think that her illness makes sense?
(a) Because it is the same illness that Loulou died of.
(b) Because she is ready to die.
(c) Because it is the same illness that Mme. Aubain died of.
(d) Because she had a dream about it.

9. How does Fabu feel after Félicité speaks to him?
(a) Happy.
(b) Sad.
(c) Angry.
(d) Jealous.

10. What about Félicité causes Bourais to feel a mixture of amusement and contempt for her?
(a) Her ignorance of geography.
(b) Her handwriting.
(c) Her origins.
(d) Her excessive affection for Mme. Aubain's children.

11. What does Félicité consider doing shortly after she gets Loulou back?
(a) Retire from Mme. Aubain's service.
(b) Get married.
(c) Move back to her hometown.
(d) Join a sisterhood.

12. What color is Virginie's grave stone?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Pink.

13. What is Félicité's gift for the Corpus Christi procession?
(a) Her rosary.
(b) Her inheritance from Mme. Aubain.
(c) A gold chain she recieved from Virginie.
(d) Loulou.

14. What task does Félicité perform for Paul?
(a) She mends his clothes.
(b) She writes at his dictation.
(c) She knits him socks.
(d) She packs him a basket of food to take home.

15. Who does Mme. Aubain dream of after Virignie's death?
(a) Her parents.
(b) Paul.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Paul spend much of his time?

2. What part of the catechism class does Félicité find beautiful and interesting?

3. What does Félicité do after she receives her letter?

4. What does Mme. Aubain leave to Félicité when she dies?

5. Who moves to Pont-l'Eveque shortly Virginie dies?

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