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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On nice days, where do Félicité and the Aubain family go?
(a) To the city gardens.
(b) To the baths.
(c) To the farm at Geffosses.
(d) To picnic at the Rhine.

2. Why does Felicite leave the farm she was working at while she dated Theodore?
(a) She loses her job.
(b) She decides to go home to her parents.
(c) She wants to become a teacher.
(d) She is upset when Theodore leaves her.

3. What food item lasted Félicité 20 days?
(a) A jug of milk.
(b) A loaf of bread.
(c) A block of cheese.
(d) A side of port.

4. Who does Félicité hear Liebard talk about from her past?
(a) Madame Lehoussais.
(b) Her mother.
(c) The farmer she worked for as a girl.
(d) Her sister.

5. What is placed against the wainscoting in the living room?
(a) A stove.
(b) Chairs.
(c) A bed.
(d) A couch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Félicité hold in her hands while she sleeps?

2. What is Félicité's defining act of heroism?

3. Where is Mme. Aubain's house located?

4. What did Félicité's family do in order to be near Félicité?

5. How is Félicité's stance described?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it significant that Félicité sleeps in her chair in front of the fire?

2. On the way to Trouville, Félicité overhears Liebard talking about the woman that Theodore left her to marry, but she does not hear the end of the story. What, if any, function does this have in the story?

3. Describe the impression that the narrator gives you of Mme. Aubain's house.

4. Why does Félicité offer the parrot for the altar in the Corpus Christi celebration?

5. At the beginning of the story, what does the narrator tell us about Mme. Aubain's history?

6. Why do you think that it struck Félicité as wrong that Mme. Aubain should die before she did?

7. Why do you think Félicité is hurt by people's jokes about Loulou?

8. What does the narrator say about Félicité's age and appearance and why might this be an important detail?

9. How does the narrator describe the woman to whom Paul is engaged?

10. What are some examples of times when Félicité has been abused or disregarded? Describe them and explain how she is being treated poorly.

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