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

2. What is Claude Lantier's profession?
(a) Actor.
(b) Botanist.
(c) Barista.
(d) Painter.

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

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

5. Who is La Belle Normande's mother?
(a) Madame Maison.
(b) Mere Lyon.
(c) Madame Bertrand.
(d) Mere Mehudin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Quenu's second career choice?

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

3. Who is Florent's niece?

4. Who is Florent's sister-in-law?

5. What is another name for Devil's Island?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Gavard happy that Florent has accepted a job as a fish inspector?

2. Explain Florent's escape from Devil's Island and his journey back to Paris.

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

4. What instructions does Monsieur Gavard give La Sarriette as he is being escorted to jail?

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

6. How did Florent's naivete lead to his downfall?

7. What is the irony of the Quenu and Lisa attending a theater performance called "The Grace of God"?

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

9. What role does gossip play in the market?

10. What does Florent visualize at the beginning of Chapter 6?

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