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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paloma decide to do for her next birthday?
(a) Tell her father she wants to go away to boarding school.
(b) Commit suicide.
(c) Run away.
(d) Move to Canada.

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

3. What is the young man's reaction to Renee's suggestion?
(a) Enthusiasm.
(b) Condescension.
(c) Incredulity.
(d) Disdain.

4. What has Renee never had?
(a) A home of her own.
(b) A dearth of friends.
(c) A family.
(d) Formal education.

5. What is Renee Michel's challenge?
(a) Poverty.
(b) A controlling mother.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Below average looks.

6. For how long has Paloma's mother been taking anti-anxiety medicines?
(a) 10 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 10 years.

7. What does Renee love to do?
(a) Write.
(b) Read.
(c) Listen to classical music.
(d) Sing.

8. Why does Paloma begin to drink something different in the morning?
(a) She thinks it more sophisticated than what her father drinks.
(b) To be rebellious.
(c) In the hopes her mother will notice her.
(d) To build up her brain cells.

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

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

11. To what does Paloma feel that her family's wealth subject her?
(a) Pity.
(b) Contempt.
(c) Envy.
(d) Close scrutiny by others.

12. What has Renee decided is a fraud?
(a) Semantics.
(b) Heuristics.
(c) Phenomenology.
(d) Linguistics.

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

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

15. Why of Paloma punished?
(a) For slapping her sister.
(b) For being rude to her mother.
(c) For correcting her father in front of company.
(d) For refusing to do her homework.

Short Answer Questions

1. What breed is Athena?

2. What does Renee suggest to the young man?

3. Who is Manuela?

4. What does Paloma think of Maître Arthens?

5. What does Pierre do?

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