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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Christophe do in mourning for his mentor in Section 7, Volume 1?
(a) Attempts suicide.
(b) Drinks in the street.
(c) Cries.
(d) Yells at others.

2. What is the relationship between Richard and Suzette in the book?
(a) Cousins.
(b) Mother and son.
(c) Brother and sister.
(d) Lovers.

3. What is the name of the person who owns a home where a child's wake is held in Section 4, Volume 1?
(a) Dolly Rose.
(b) Christophe.
(c) Juliet.
(d) Anna Bella.

4. Why does Cecile ask Marcel to read her some letters in the beginning of the book?
(a) She is in love with Marcel.
(b) Because she cannot read.
(c) She wants company.
(d) She cannot decipher the handwriting.

5. Who contracts yellow fever?
(a) Michael.
(b) Marcel.
(c) Christophe.
(d) Jean Jacques.

6. Who has a stroke in Section 5, Volume 1 of the book?
(a) Cecile.
(b) Madame Elsie.
(c) Philippe.
(d) Lisette.

7. What is Marcel's mother angry about him questioning when he spends time with a man named Jean Jacques?
(a) The revolution.
(b) Church.
(c) Europe.
(d) Slavery.

8. Whose grave does Marcel visit for the first time in the book?
(a) Marie's.
(b) Richard's.
(c) Jean Jacques'.
(d) Philippe's.

9. What is Marie uncomfortable about regarding her physical appearance?
(a) She is very tall.
(b) She has red hair.
(c) She thinks she has a big nose.
(d) She thinks she is too white.

10. Whose box does Marie only pay attention to in Section 7, Volume 1?
(a) The Ferronaires'.
(b) The Lermontants'.
(c) The Dazincourts'.
(d) The Merciers'.

11. Who finds the thought of Marie being presented foolish until Marcel shows an interest in it?
(a) Philippe.
(b) Dolly Rose.
(c) Cecile.
(d) Anna Bella.

12. Whose arrival does Marcel dread at the beginning of Section 7, Volume 1?
(a) Philippe's.
(b) Jean Jacques'.
(c) Anna Bella's.
(d) Christophe's.

13. What is the name of the man that traveled with Christophe through Paris?
(a) Vincent.
(b) Marcel.
(c) Michael.
(d) Paul.

14. Whom does Marcel recognize as a very beautiful woman at the opera in Section 7, Volume 1?
(a) Anna Bella.
(b) Marie.
(c) Dolly Rose.
(d) Cecile.

15. What does Marcel try to teach himself to do that Jean Jacques did?
(a) To dress.
(b) To read.
(c) Math.
(d) To give speeches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the famous writer Marcel is awaiting the return of at the beginning of the book?

2. Whom does Rudolphe suggest the boys ask for help nursing the sick person that contracts yellow fever?

3. What is the term used to describe the practice in which women of color would enter into an arrangement with a white man?

4. How is Juliet and Christophe's initial reunion described in the book?

5. Who destroys the items promised to Marcel by his friend after he dies?

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