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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Count give the baby when it is born?
(a) His father's pocket watch.
(b) His medals.
(c) A large sum of money.
(d) A kiss.

2. What does the Marquise's mother try to get the Marquise to guess?
(a) The identity of the father of the baby.
(b) The time and place at which her impregnation took place.
(c) The Marquise's mother's opinion of her pregnancy.
(d) The wishes of her deceased husband.

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

4. What does the Count claim when he visits the family?
(a) That he is being sent to war.
(b) That his wife has recently died.
(c) That he has gone broke.
(d) That he is the father of the baby.

5. What does the Marquise's father reach for as she pleads her case?
(a) A pistol.
(b) A match.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) A letter opener.

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

7. What does the Marquise's family hear about the Count as they try to decide how to thank him?
(a) That is a famous womanizer.
(b) That he is at a nearby estate, injured.
(c) That he has been killed in battle.
(d) That he was resonsible for the Marquise's attack.

8. Why does the Marquise call for a doctor?
(a) Because her abdomen begins to swell.
(b) Because her feet ache.
(c) Because she has trouble breathing.
(d) She has a mysterious rash on her arms and legs.

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

10. What country does the Marquise live in?
(a) France.
(b) Italy.
(c) Germany.
(d) Spain.

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

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

13. How many children is the Marquise raising?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

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

15. How does "The Marquise of O-" conclude?
(a) The Marquise and the Count get married a second time and live happily.
(b) The Count dies in combat and the Marquise moves in with her parents.
(c) The Count and the Marquise are unable to get along and part ways quietly.
(d) The Marquise becomes sick and abandons her children as she flees to the country.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Marquise forced to do after she awakes following the attacks?

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

3. What does the Marquise's mother do without her husband's permission?

4. What country attacks the Marquise's country?

5. What does the family wonder about the Count?

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