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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. What does Florent think of the new Paris?
(a) It is magnificent.
(b) It is dreary.
(c) It has not changed much.
(d) It has lost some of its original charm.

2. Who is La Belle Normande's sister?
(a) Carrie.
(b) Amelie.
(c) Camille.
(d) Claire.

3. Where does Madame Francois live?
(a) Nice.
(b) Provence.
(c) Nanterre.
(d) Lyon.

4. In what type of container is Gradelle's fortune found
(a) Salting barrel.
(b) Gun box.
(c) Hat box.
(d) Violin case.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take the person in #14 to escape from Devil's Island?

2. What is Claude Lantier's profession?

3. What does La Belle Lisa tell Quenu when she learns he had attended a political meeting?

4. Whose presence seems to intimidate Florent?

5. Who owns the shop where Florent buys the food in #42?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Florent meet La Belle Normande and what does she do that upsets him?

2. What is the mood in Les Halles after Florent has been reported to the authorities?

3. How does Zola show his criticism of middle-class sensibilities in the episode where Muche leads Pauline astray?

4. What is Claudes' theory of Fat vs. Thin in Les Halles?

5. Why does La Belle Lisa not tell Quenu about the police waiting to arrest Florent?

6. How can Marjolin and Cadine be compared to Lisa and Quenu?

7. Where is Uncle Gradelle's money found and what do Lisa and Quenu do with it?

8. What role does gossip play in the market?

9. Who is the protagonist of THE BELLY OF PARIS and what is his situation that sets up the novel?

10. What does Florent learn about the bureaucracy of the market when he takes the fish inspector job/

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