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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old are the narrator and Fabienne when they start writing?
(a) 20.
(b) 13.
(c) 18.
(d) 5.

2. Who is the village postmaster?
(a) M. Richarde.
(b) M. Chastain.
(c) M. Picard.
(d) M. Devaux.

3. What can you not cut an apple with?
(a) A machete.
(b) A saw.
(c) An apple.
(d) A knife.

4. When does Jean die?
(a) When Agnes is 20.
(b) When Agnes is away in Paris.
(c) Over Christmas.
(d) Over lent.

5. What does a journalist admonish Agnes when she goes to Paris alone?
(a) Wait until she starts drinking.
(b) Wait until she starts smoking.
(c) Wait until she meets older men.
(d) Wait until she meets other writers.

6. Why does Fabienne want the narrator to do the physical writing of the books?
(a) Fabienne can not write.
(b) She loves to write.
(c) She has good penmanship.
(d) The narrator needs the practice.

7. Who is the narrator's husband?
(a) Earl.
(b) Henry.
(c) Sam.
(d) Michael.

8. Who helps the narrator and Fabienne write their books?
(a) M. Chastain.
(b) M. Richarde.
(c) M. Devaux.
(d) M. Picard.

9. What are Americans quick to label people as?
(a) Friendly.
(b) Angry.
(c) Suspicious.
(d) Passive.

10. What do Fabienne and Agnes do with M. Devaux in Part II?
(a) Drink.
(b) Have sex.
(c) Dance.
(d) Kill someone.

11. Who tells the narrator of Fabienne's death?
(a) Fabienne's father.
(b) Fabienne's mother.
(c) The narrator's mother.
(d) Her best friend.

12. What does Earl like to do with the narrator when they first get to America?
(a) Take her to the beach.
(b) Bring her to dinner parties to show her off.
(c) Take her furniture shopping.
(d) Take her to movies.

13. What animals does the narrator raise as an adult?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Otters.
(d) Geese.

14. Who requests that Agnes go to Paris alone in September?
(a) M. Chastain.
(b) M. Miro.
(c) M. Picard.
(d) M. Richard.

15. Who investigates Fabienne's claims about M. Devaux?
(a) M. Meinen.
(b) M. Richarde.
(c) M. Picard.
(d) M. Miro.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the narrator's best friend.

2. What does Agnes say most people fear?

3. What does Fabienne say she and the narrator are like?

4. Who used to cut Agnes's hair?

5. What does M. Devaux ask Fabienne?

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