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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. The narrator describes Félicité as being made out of what material?
(a) Water.
(b) Metal.
(c) Iron.
(d) Wood.

2. Who offers advice about where Paul should go to school?
(a) The priest.
(b) M. Bourais.
(c) Félicité's brother-in-law.
(d) Mme. Liebard.

3. How does Félicité lose her first job?
(a) She is offerred another job.
(b) She quits.
(c) She is injured.
(d) She is accused of theft.

4. How is Mme. Aubain's husband described?
(a) Handsome but impecunious.
(b) Cruel and extravagant.
(c) Kind but careless with money.
(d) A rake and a spendthrift.

5. What new activity do Félicité and Virginie begin at Christmas time?
(a) They begin to go to catechism.
(b) They join a choir.
(c) They begin piano lessons.
(d) They begin to learn English.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Trouville situated in the landscape?

2. What is unusual about the floors in Mme. Aubain's house?

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

4. How is Félicité's voice described?

5. Where does Félicité first meet Theodore?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think the narrator conceals the real cause of Loulou's death?

2. Do you think it's significant that Félicité misses Virginie's death because she goes back to lock up in case of thieves?

3. Why do you think Mme. Aubain shakes slightly when she sees Félicité respond to the news of her nephew's death?

4. Describe and provide an analysis of Mme. Aubain's reaction when Félicité tells her that she hasn't heard from Victor in six months.

5. Does it seem surprising that Félicité's voice is shrill? Why do you think this detail is included in her description?

6. What do we learn about Félicité through her relationship with Theodore?

7. How do Félicité and Mme. Aubain react to Virginie's death?

8. Think back on the story as a whole. What do you think is the major theme and why?

9. Describe the scene with the bull and explain why you think it is important.

10. What is your impression of Mme. Simon?

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