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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. To what does Florent liken the markets of Les Halles?
(a) A ship's hull.
(b) A cathedral.
(c) A valley.
(d) A huge belly.

2. What does La Belle Lisa want to give Florent upon his return to Paris?
(a) A room in their home.
(b) His share of the inheritance.
(c) A house of his own.
(d) A vendor cart.

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

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

5. What had Florent studied while in Paris?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Biology.
(c) Law.
(d) Engineering.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Florent once arrested and deported?

2. What is overwhelming to Florent on his first day at work?

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

4. Why is the fish stand shut down?

5. For what reason does Florent accept the job in #56?

Short Essay Questions

1. What temporary job does Florent accept and how does he feel about working again?

2. Who is Leon and why do Marjolin and Cadine befriend him?

3. What does Lisa do to try and satisfy her suspicions of Florent?

4. Who are Marjolin and Cadine and what role does Mere Chantemesse play in their lives?

5. What lessons must Florent learn in this "new" Paris?

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

7. What is the impact of Marjolin's advances on La Belle Lisa?

8. What happens after Florent mysteriously disappears?

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

10. Why do the authorities seize Muche's lesson books?

(see the answer keys)

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