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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes by to chop wood and draw water for Félicité?
(a) Mme. Simon.
(b) Paul.
(c) M. Bourais.
(d) The priest.

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

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

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

5. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. How does Félicité meet her Polish suitor?
(a) Nursing cholera victims and looking after refugees.
(b) When he comes to beg Mme. Aubain for alms.
(c) He is a friend of Paul's.
(d) Her sister introduces them.

13. 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 meets the priest for confession in private.
(d) She can no longer talk to Loulou.

14. What sends Félicité into ecstasies?
(a) Memories of Paul and Virginie.
(b) The image of the Holy Spirit as a dove.
(c) The kindness of her friends.
(d) When the sun catches Loulou's glass eye.

15. Why does Félicité run ten miles in her clogs?
(a) To tend to her sister during childbirth.
(b) To see Virginie at school.
(c) To say goodbye to Paul.
(d) To see Theodore.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Félicité's response to Virginie receiving her first communion?

4. What is the only thing that holds Mme. Aubain's interest after Virginie dies?

5. What emotion does Félicité feel when she remembers Loulou's life?

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