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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Félicité decide to do with Loulou's body?
(a) Buries it.
(b) Cremates it.
(c) Casts it into the ocean.
(d) Has it stuffed.

2. Who moves to Pont-l'Eveque shortly Virginie dies?
(a) Victor.
(b) The Baron de Larsonniere.
(c) Félicité's family.
(d) Theodore.

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

4. What distinctive trait does Félicité develop due to a fit of giddiness?
(a) She develops a hunchback.
(b) She has a nervous twitch.
(c) She drags one leg.
(d) Her head shakes.

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

6. Who tells Félicité that the house is for sale?
(a) The apothecary.
(b) Paul's wife.
(c) Fabu.
(d) Paul.

7. What remedy was attempted to relieve Mme. Aubain's difficulty breathing?
(a) Tonic.
(b) Bleeding.
(c) Salt.
(d) Leeches.

8. What does Mme. Aubain feel when she is finally able to visit Virginie's grave?
(a) Comfort and consolation.
(b) Hysteria.
(c) Nothing.
(d) An even more terrible sadness.

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

10. What is the rumor about Colmiche?
(a) That he beat his wife.
(b) That he has illegitimate children.
(c) That he is a thief.
(d) That he committed terrible atrocities.

11. After Virginie dies, what does Félicité do every day?
(a) Dreams of her during her afternoon nap.
(b) Prays for Virginie in church.
(c) Visits Virginie's grave.
(d) Dusts Virginie's room.

12. What or who does Félicité begin to associate with the parrot?
(a) Her nephew, Victor.
(b) The Holy Spirit.
(c) Virginie.
(d) The illustrated geography book.

13. Whose debts does Mme. Aubain pay off?
(a) Victor's.
(b) M. Bourais'.
(c) Paul's.
(d) Virginie's.

14. How does Mme. Aubain deal with her grief when Virginie goes away to school?
(a) Through socializing and writing letters.
(b) She locks herself in her room for a week.
(c) She takes long solitary walks.
(d) She cries for days.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who causes the bird to laugh uncontrollably?

2. What task does Félicité perform for Paul?

3. How does Félicité meet her Polish suitor?

4. What gift does Mme. Aubain receive from Mme. de Larsonniere?

5. What event rouses Félicité's interest when she can no longer speak to people?

(see the answer keys)

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