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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What task does Félicité perform for Paul?
(a) She packs him a basket of food to take home.
(b) She writes at his dictation.
(c) She knits him socks.
(d) She mends his clothes.

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

4. What is one of the results of Félicité's increasing deafness?
(a) She meets the priest for confession in private.
(b) She can no longer work.
(c) She can no longer talk to Loulou.
(d) She begins to lose her balance.

5. What is the parrot's first illness?
(a) Dizziness.
(b) An ulcer on its tongue.
(c) A cough.
(d) A stomach flu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mme. Aubain feel when she is finally able to visit Virginie's grave?

2. What prevents Félicité from being able to see Loulou before her death?

3. Who comes by to chop wood and draw water for Félicité?

4. What happens when Paul visits his mother?

5. What is the cause of Félicité's argument with her Polish suitor?

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