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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What event rouses Félicité's interest when she can no longer speak to people?
(a) Weekly mass.
(b) Confession.
(c) Easter.
(d) The procession of Corpus Christi.

3. What is the only thing that holds Mme. Aubain's interest after Virginie dies?
(a) Paul's letters.
(b) Looking through Virginie's drawings.
(c) Playing music.
(d) Her walks with Félicité.

4. What does Félicité do after Virginie goes to school?
(a) She devotes herself to cooking elaborate meals.
(b) She starts a vegetable garden.
(c) She goes into Virginie's room and looks at the walls.
(d) She carries one of Virginie's handkerchiefs.

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

6. Who causes the bird to laugh uncontrollably?
(a) Bourais.
(b) Paul.
(c) Mme. Aubain.
(d) Félicité.

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

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

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

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

11. 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) Give up gambling.
(d) Move to Germany.

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

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

14. What part of the catechism class does Félicité find beautiful and interesting?
(a) Church dogma.
(b) The songs.
(c) The summary of the Holy Scriptures.
(d) Memorizing the prayers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mme. Aubain dream of after Virignie's death?

2. What does Mme. Aubain do for the first few months after Virginie dies?

3. What sends Félicité into ecstasies?

4. Who does Félicité begin to see frequently after Virginie goes away to school?

5. What does Mme. Aubain do that offends Félicité?

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