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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paloma notice about one of the players?
(a) He moves with no grace at all.
(b) He is exceedingly tall.
(c) He is lame.
(d) He seems to move without motion.

2. Who is Manuela?
(a) Paloma's friend.
(b) A maid in a motel.
(c) Renee's friend.
(d) The concierge in the building where Paloma lives.

3. What does Renee follow up on to distract the young man?
(a) For him to have a good time walking the dog.
(b) For him to enjoy the beautiful day.
(c) For him to say hello to his mother.
(d) For him to talk to a man on the third floor.

4. Who has Renee studied recently?
(a) Merleau-Ponty.
(b) Husserl.
(c) Heidegger
(d) Sarte.

5. What does Paloma decide to do before she dies?
(a) Refuse to do what her father asks of her.
(b) Play rugby.
(c) Meet an intelligent poor person.
(d) To seek out the movements she observes in the man.

6. Where does Paloma hear a statement she thinks is totally wrong?
(a) A church christening.
(b) A polo match.
(c) A dinner party.
(d) A formal family dinner.

7. How does Renee characterize that dog?
(a) Ugly but necessary.
(b) Beautiful but helpless.
(c) Ugly and useless.
(d) Friendly but bites.

8. How is Renee's family characterized as far as showing affection?
(a) They were only affectionate at weddings.
(b) They were profusely affectionate.
(c) They were most affectionate at funerals.
(d) They seldom showed any affection towards each other.

9. What breed is Athena?
(a) Yorkie.
(b) Westie.
(c) Cocker spaniel.
(d) Poodle.

10. What does Paloma begin to drink in the morning?
(a) A soda.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Hot chocolate.
(d) Tea.

11. Why does Manuela come early for tea?
(a) She has to be across town later that day.
(b) Because of Maître Arthens' condition.
(c) She wants to ask Renee's opinion about an outfit.
(d) She is excited to tell Renee something.

12. What does a young man say about Marx to Renee Michel?
(a) That Marx has changed the way he sees the world.
(b) That Marx was a lunatic.
(c) That Marx was deluded.
(d) That Marx made him incredibly depressed.

13. What does Renee do when she leaves school?
(a) Trains as a vet assistant.
(b) Works on the family farm.
(c) Gets married.
(d) Works where she is working now.

14. What does Paloma feel about her true person?
(a) It's not the one people perceive.
(b) It is terribly sad.
(c) It is pretty much the same as how people perceive her.
(d) It is terribly constricted.

15. What is the significance of building number 7 at rue de Grenelle?
(a) Where Renee once witnessed a murder.
(b) Where Renee lives.
(c) Where Renee works.
(d) Where all the intelligentsia gather.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Renee never had?

2. Why does Paloma think is interesting regarding Maître Arthens?

3. What astounds Renee by a note she receives about some dry cleaning?

4. What was Arthens' son's problem?

5. What does Paloma feel Columbe's goal in life is?

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