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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. How are the easy chairs in the living room upholstered?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Wool.
(c) Tapestry.
(d) Twill.

2. Why does Mme. Aubain have to sell the majority of her properties?
(a) Because her husband ran into debt.
(b) She wanted the money to travel.
(c) Her son lost them gambling.
(d) She needed money for her daughter's wedding.

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

4. What was Mme. Aubain's annual income?
(a) Nine hundred francs.
(b) Fifty thousand francs.
(c) Five thousand francs.
(d) One hundred thousand francs.

5. Where is Félicité's bedroom?
(a) On the second floor.
(b) Next to the living room.
(c) In the basement.
(d) In the guest house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Félicité sleep?

2. How is Félicité's stance described?

3. What is the last thing Félicité does before going to sleep?

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

5. What is described as the despair of the other housemaids?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What objects stand out in Félicité's collection of objects and what relationships can you find between them?

3. Why do you think Félicité never talks about how worried she feels for Victor?

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

5. What is your impression of Mme. Simon?

6. How does Félicité begin to confuse or associate the parrot with the Holy Spirit?

7. Félicité's service for Mme. Aubain is described with some detail. What kind of an impression does Félicité's service give of Mme. Aubain?

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

9. What do we learn about Félicité's eating habits and what do they tell us about her character?

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

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