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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mme. de Larsonniere give Mme. Aubain a gift?
(a) She is bribing Mme. Aubain.
(b) She hopes Mme. Aubain will befriend her.
(c) It is Mme. Aubain's birthday.
(d) She is moving away and can't keep it.

2. What does Paul decide to do after he gets a job in the Registry Office?
(a) Get married.
(b) Move his mother to the city.
(c) Move to Germany.
(d) Give up gambling.

3. When Mme. Aubain is finally able to go through Virginie's things, what does she find in the cupboard?
(a) Drawings.
(b) Moths.
(c) A diary.
(d) Mice.

4. Why does Félicité feel it is wrong for Mme. Aubain to die before her?
(a) She believes Mme. Aubain has a responsibility to take care of her.
(b) She believes the doctor is guilty of malpractice.
(c) She feels it is unfair of God to take the last person she loves away from her.
(d) She believes servants should die before their masters.

5. What does Félicité do for Colmiche?
(a) She takes care of his grandchild.
(b) She buys him a new coat.
(c) She cleans his house once a week.
(d) She takes care of him until he dies.

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

7. When Mme. Aubain and Félicité walk together, what do they talk about?
(a) Mme. Aubain's childhood.
(b) Virginie and Paul.
(c) Virginie.
(d) Mme. Aubain's husband.

8. What condition is Loulou in at the time of Félicité's death?
(a) Faded almost to white.
(b) Mouldy and eaten by maggots.
(c) Beautiful and well kept.
(d) Torn and ragged.

9. What does Félicité do after she receives her letter?
(a) Walks to the market.
(b) Responds to the letter.
(c) Cleans her room.
(d) The laundry.

10. What emotion does Félicité feel when she remembers Loulou's life?
(a) Resentment.
(b) Longing.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Tranquility.

11. What gift does Mme. Aubain receive from Mme. de Larsonniere?
(a) A parrot.
(b) Material.
(c) Two laying hens.
(d) A valuable book.

12. Where does Paul spend much of his time?
(a) At home.
(b) In the library.
(c) At school.
(d) In the tavern.

13. What is the cause of Félicité's argument with her Polish suitor?
(a) He tells her he has a wife in Poland.
(b) He reveals that he has a child.
(c) He eats a salad she had prepared for Mme. Aubain's lunch.
(d) He refuses to acknowledge Felicite's attachment to Mme. Aubain's family.

14. What stubborn trait does Loulou have that amazes Félicité?
(a) Loulou refuses to perch on anyone's finger.
(b) Loulou only eats out of Félicité's hand.
(c) Loulou will not rest when Félicité puts a sheet over his cage.
(d) Loulou refuses to speak when anyone is looking at him.

15. What does Mme. Aubain do that offends Félicité?
(a) Gives her an old dress.
(b) Refuses to share the contents of her daughter's letter.
(c) Fails to notice her increasing depression.
(d) Disregards her concern for her nephew.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Virginie dies, what does Félicité do every day?

2. What is Félicité's gift for the Corpus Christi procession?

3. Who is opposed to the idea of Virginie attending a boarding school?

4. How does Félicité meet her Polish suitor?

5. How does Mme. Aubain deal with her grief when Virginie goes away to school?

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