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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 jumps on Perdu's boat as he casts off in Chapter 14?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Max Jordan.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

2. How long is Perdu's boat?
(a) Three truck trailers.
(b) 15 feet.
(c) 60 feet.
(d) Two truck trailers.

3. In Chapter 9, what does Perdu bring his father?
(a) Fresh bread.
(b) Brandy.
(c) Cookies.
(d) Wine.

4. In Chapter 17, who does the policeman tell Perdu to follow to find a place to moor without charge?
(a) English.
(b) Germans.
(c) Dutch.
(d) Swiss.

5. What does Perdu have to eat at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Potato soup.
(b) Cheese omelet.
(c) Onion soup.
(d) Vegetable omelet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 19, how many years does Ida say that she was married?

2. In Chapter 17, what name does the policeman want Max to write in a copy of his book?

3. In Manon's Travel Diary, when was she going to Paris?

4. How many push-ups does Perdu do at the beginning of Chapter 13?

5. What is the mooring fee in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Manon leave Perdu?

2. Why does Perdu feel sick that he did not read Manon's letter?

3. In Chapter 6, who does Perdu say should read Jose Saramago's Blindness?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 9, what does Perdu do for hours and how does he feel afterward?

5. Why did Manon say that she was going to marry Luc and still be Perdu's lover?

6. In Chapter 15, where does Perdu think about mooring for the evening and why?

7. How did Perdu learn to drive a cargo boat?

8. In Chapter 20 when Perdu borrows Ida's bicycle, what does he leave on the handlebars of the bike?

9. What types of buildings and shops are in Perdu's neighborhood?

10. In Chapter 10, how does Perdu feel when he is at Catherine's flat?

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