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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens when Paul visits his mother?
(a) He gets married.
(b) He falls down the stairs and hurts his knee.
(c) His fiance hurts Félicité's feelings.
(d) He is cruel to his mother.

3. What does Félicité take as a keepsake from among Virginie's things?
(a) A doll.
(b) A dress.
(c) Shoes.
(d) A hat.

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

5. What is one of the results of Félicité's increasing deafness?
(a) She begins to lose her balance.
(b) She can no longer work.
(c) She can no longer talk to Loulou.
(d) She meets the priest for confession in private.

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

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

8. What do Mme. Aubain and Félicité spread out on the bed when they are going through Virginie's things?
(a) Virginie's paintings and needlework.
(b) Toys and books.
(c) Petticoats, stockings, and handkerchiefs.
(d) Dresses, shirts, and coats.

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

10. Who does Félicité begin to see frequently after Virginie goes away to school?
(a) Victor.
(b) Theodore.
(c) The doctor.
(d) Paul.

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

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

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 refuses to acknowledge Felicite's attachment to Mme. Aubain's family.
(c) He reveals that he has a child.
(d) He eats a salad she had prepared for Mme. Aubain's lunch.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Paul's parents tell him to do when he visits Félicité?

2. What does Félicité suspect might be the cause of Loulou's death?

3. Why does Félicité feel it is wrong for Mme. Aubain to die before her?

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

5. What does Paul's wife do with Mme. Aubain's home and belongings?

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