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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Florent's younger brother?
(a) Jacques.
(b) Quenu.
(c) Bertrand.
(d) Francois.

2. What job does Florent have at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Fish inspector.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) Painter.
(d) Locksmith.

3. Who does Florent run into while walking the streets of Paris?
(a) Mademoiselle Lyon.
(b) Monsieur Gavard.
(c) Monsieur Laurent.
(d) Madame Legrand.

4. What is Florent doing when Madame Francois sees him?
(a) Lying unconscious by the side of the road.
(b) Having supper at a bistro.
(c) Painting portraits.
(d) Drinking coffee at a cafe.

5. Florent tells Pauline stories about _____________________.
(a) a shop girl who sells hats and gloves.
(b) a little girl who lives in a candy store.
(c) a wicked witch who eats bad children.
(d) a man who escaped from Devil's Island.

6. How does Florent characterize his job?
(a) Prestigious.
(b) Boring.
(c) Informative.
(d) Exhilirating.

7. In what century is THE BELLY OF PARIS set?
(a) 20th.
(b) 17th.
(c) 18th.
(d) 19th.

8. What business does the person in #23 own?
(a) Poultry.
(b) Millinery.
(c) Bakery.
(d) Butcher shop.

9. Where did Florent's father come from?
(a) London.
(b) Marseilles.
(c) Provence.
(d) Lyon.

10. How does Florent feel about re-entering Paris society?
(a) Happy.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Sad.
(d) Ambivalent.

11. Florent never gives in to ______________.
(a) Quenu's whining.
(b) His appetites.
(c) Peer pressure.
(d) Pauline's ploys.

12. What does Florent do most of the day?
(a) Walks the docks.
(b) Hangs around the charcuterie.
(c) Takes a nap.
(d) Files reports.

13. What does La Belle Normade do that makes Florent nervous?
(a) Turns the gas flame up too high.
(b) Flirts with him.
(c) Will not lock her door.
(d) Antagonizes the police officers.

14. What is Madame Francois doing as the novel begins?
(a) Cooking supper.
(b) Driving a wagon.
(c) Taking a nap.
(d) Harvesting crops.

15. Who is the worst gossip in Les Halles?
(a) Madame Michel.
(b) Mademoiselle Camille.
(c) Mademoiselle Saget.
(d) Mademoiselle Petit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Florent thinks that Quenu's new life is _____________.

2. Why does Florent fail as a tutor?

3. In whose back room do Florent and other men hold regular meetings?

4. Why does Florent abandon his law studies a second time?

5. What does La Belle Lisa want to give Florent upon his return to Paris?

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