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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who commits suicide?
(a) Félicité's sister.
(b) Paul.
(c) Mme. Aubain.
(d) M. Bourais.

2. Why does Félicité think that the Holy Spirit was more likely to have been a parrot than a dove?
(a) She has a vision.
(b) Because parrots are more colorful.
(c) Because parrots can talk.
(d) She sees it in a dream.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Félicité think that her illness makes sense?

2. What upsets Félicité the most about the prospect of selling the house?

3. What distinctive trait does Félicité develop due to a fit of giddiness?

4. What does Paul's wife do with Mme. Aubain's home and belongings?

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

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