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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the Marquise's family home during the attack?
(a) It is looted.
(b) It is used as a base for the enemies.
(c) It is used as a base for her countrymen.
(d) It catches fire.

2. What is the Marquise's father often referred to in the story?
(a) The commodore.
(b) The commander.
(c) The commandment.
(d) The commandant.

3. What nationality was the author of "Marquise of O-"?
(a) Austrian.
(b) German.
(c) Russian.
(d) Belgian.

4. What does the family wonder about the Count?
(a) Whether or not he is sane.
(b) Whether or not he is wealthy.
(c) Whether or not he is married.
(d) Whether or not he is fertile.

5. How does the family feel about the Count's behavior?
(a) They are distressed by it.
(b) They are angered by it.
(c) They are embarrassed by it.
(d) They are shocked by it.

6. When the Count tells the Marquise that he wants to marry her, what does she tell him?
(a) She tells him that he is foolish.
(b) She tells him that she wishes for the same.
(c) She tells him to go away.
(d) She tells him that she will think about it.

7. How does the Count react after seeing the newspaper article?
(a) Suspicious.
(b) Confused.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Relieved.

8. What does the paperwork that the Count gives to the Marquise state?
(a) In the event of his death, the Marquise will inherit his entire estate.
(b) In the event of his death, the Marquise's father will have control of his estate.
(c) In the event of his death, his child will inherit his entire estate.
(d) In the event of his death,his estate will be donated to the charity of the Marquise's choosing.

9. While the Count is away on his trip, what does the Marquise begin to suffer from?
(a) Depression.
(b) Lethargy.
(c) Fits of rage.
(d) Her usual sickness.

10. What happens to the Marquise during the attack?
(a) An enemy soldier tries to take her prisoner.
(b) The Marquise is used as a shield.
(c) The Marquise is stabbed.
(d) Soldiers of the attacking country try to rape her.

11. What does the Marquise do after Count F saves her?
(a) She offers him money.
(b) She faints.
(c) She cries.
(d) She slaps him.

12. Why does the Count want to marry the Marquise?
(a) To deal with his loneliness.
(b) To get a hold of her fortune.
(c) To produce an heir to his fortune.
(d) To pacify his soul.

13. What does the family decide to do while the Count is away on his trip?
(a) Go on a trip themselves.
(b) Marry off the Marquise.
(c) Remodel the house.
(d) Make inquiries into his background.

14. What is the ad about which the Marquise puts in the paper?
(a) The ad is an admission of the Marquise's affair.
(b) The ad is a public apology to the Marquise's father.
(c) The ad is asking for the father of her unborn baby to come forward.
(d) The ad is seeking household staff.

15. What did the vision remind the Count of?
(a) His mother's final words.
(b) Poetry.
(c) His first love.
(d) A swan he knew as a child.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Count feel about marrying the Marquise?

2. What is the Marquise's given name?

3. What does the Marquise's father reach for as she pleads her case?

4. What does the Count tell the family about during dinner?

5. What does the Marquise's father ask Count F after the attacks?

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