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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 is the first profession that Quenu decides to take up?
(a) Cheese maker.
(b) Watchmaker.
(c) Painter.
(d) Baker.

2. Why was Florent once arrested and deported?
(a) He was accused of kidnapping.
(b) He was accused of grand theft.
(c) He was accused of taking part in a coup d'etat.
(d) He was accused of murder.

3. What prompts Florent to return to politics?
(a) His unjust imprisonment.
(b) Sky-high taxes.
(c) Not enough social programs.
(d) His ego.

4. What is the cause of Uncle Gradelle's death?
(a) Gunshot wound.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Stroke.
(d) Heart attack.

5. Why does Florent take this job?
(a) To get a government job.
(b) To placate La Belle Lisa.
(c) To learn the industry.
(d) To network.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a charcuterie?

2. Who is Florent's niece?

3. To what does Florent liken the markets of Les Halles?

4. Who is the only woman in the fish market who is kind to Florent?

5. What job does Florent accept?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Gradelle hire La Belle Lisa?

2. What are the circumstances of Florent's arrest and what is his sentence?

3. How do Florent and Quenu's lives change when they reconnect with their Uncle Gradelle?

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

5. How is the narrative circular in THE BELLY OF PARIS?

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

7. Why is Florent so uncomfortable around women and why does he feel that they overpower him?

8. What does La Belle Lisa do with the photograph she finds?

9. How does Zola use foreshadowing in Florent's tutoring work with Muche?

10. Describe some of the careers that Quenu attempts and what happens to Florent's finances as a result.

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