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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. Who is the worst gossip in Les Halles?
(a) Madame Michel.
(b) Mademoiselle Petit.
(c) Mademoiselle Camille.
(d) Mademoiselle Saget.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a charcuterie?

2. What is Claude Lantier's profession?

3. What does Florent buy on the nights he is not in the mood to cook?

4. How does La Belle Lisa feel about Florent's job?

5. What kind of business did Florent's mother have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who lures Pauline away from the charcuterie and what does he promise her?

2. What do the women find in Gavard's rooms and what do they do with it?

3. How does Florent reject Quenu and Lisa's bourgeois lifestyle?

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

5. What are the circumstances in which Florent assumes care of Quenu?

6. Who is Monsieur Gavard and what impact does he have on the lives of Florent and Quenu?

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

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

9. What is the most obvious thing that differentiates Marjolin and Cadine from Lisa and Quenu?

10. What accounts for Quenu's lack of decisiveness and spoiled behavior?

(see the answer keys)

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