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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of business did Florent's mother have?
(a) Ribbon.
(b) Hats.
(c) Perfume.
(d) Cheese.

2. Who is Logre?
(a) A retail store owner.
(b) A regional fish inspector.
(c) A hunchback auctioneer.
(d) A city commissioner.

3. Florent thinks that Quenu's new life is _____________.
(a) Sad.
(b) Enviable.
(c) Bourgeois.
(d) Exemplary.

4. Which charcuterie does Florent visit?
(a) Monsieur Gavard's charcuterie.
(b) The Francois-Quenelle charcuterie.
(c) The Pousson charcuterie.
(d) The Quenu-Gradelles' charcuterie.

5. What is overwhelming to Florent on his first day at work?
(a) The accounting system.
(b) Taking inventory.
(c) Signing forms.
(d) The volume of foods.

6. What does Florent begin to plan in Chapter 3?
(a) A new house.
(b) A vacation.
(c) A new business.
(d) Revenge.

7. What is the primary form of communication in Les Halles?
(a) Gossip.
(b) Telegrams.
(c) Messengers.
(d) Newspapers.

8. Where is Devil's Island located?
(a) French Guiana.
(b) Australia.
(c) Puerto Rico.
(d) Nigeria.

9. Where is Uncle Gradelle's fortune found?
(a) A lock box.
(b) The bottom of a barrel.
(c) A bank account.
(d) A trunk under the bed.

10. Who becomes the sole heir to Uncle Gradelle's fortune?
(a) Florent.
(b) Lisa.
(c) Quenu.
(d) Francois.

11. What does Madame Francois notice about Francois?
(a) He has only one arm.
(b) He is very thin.
(c) He is very handsome.
(d) He is bleeding.

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

13. What is Madame Francois' sole responsibility?
(a) Tutor her children.
(b) Sew the clothes for her entire family.
(c) Teach her daughters to do needlework.
(d) Grow vegetables and get them to market.

14. What does Florent buy on the nights he is not in the mood to cook?
(a) Pasta.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Fish.
(d) Bread.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of THE BELLY OF PARIS?

2. What is Florent doing when Madame Francois sees him?

3. Where does Madame Francois live?

4. What is the reaction of the Devil's Island escapee to all the food when he arrives at the market of Les Halle?

5. Even though Florent and Quenu are brothers, they have ___________________.

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