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

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

3. What does the Marquise's father ask Count F after the attacks?
(a) He asks about Count F's background and family.
(b) He asks for help with rebuilding his home.
(c) He asks for the name of the Count's commanding officer.
(d) He asks for the names of the men who attacked the Marquise.

4. What is the Marquise's father's position in the military?
(a) He is a colonel.
(b) He is a brigadier.
(c) He is a general.
(d) He is a captain.

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

6. What is the Marquise forced to do after she awakes following the attacks?
(a) Remain in bed.
(b) Move to another location.
(c) Clean the house.
(d) Identify a dead body.

7. What does the Marquise wish to do when she wakes up after the attacks?
(a) She wishes to thank her rescuer.
(b) She wishes to see her children.
(c) She wishes to go back to sleep.
(d) She wishes to move away.

8. Why does the family try to persuade the Count to stay at the house?
(a) So that he and the Marquise can get to know each other better.
(b) The Count is injured.
(c) Because the war makes it dangerous to travel.
(d) The family wishes to throw a party in his honor.

9. How does the Marquise react to the news about the Count?
(a) She is disappointed.
(b) She is indifferent.
(c) She is amused.
(d) She is distraught.

10. What does the Count tell the family about during dinner?
(a) His experiences during his recovery.
(b) His experiences during the war.
(c) His childhood.
(d) An old friend who he plans to visit.

11. What does the Marquise's mother give the Marquise after her examination?
(a) A letter from her father.
(b) A hug.
(c) Some luggage to fill with her belongings.
(d) Some money.

12. How does the Count feel about marrying the Marquise?
(a) He is unsure about the idea.
(b) He is 100% sure of the idea.
(c) He is comfortable with the idea.
(d) He feels strongly about it.

13. When the Count arrives at the house for a visit, what does he do?
(a) He plans a party in the Marquise's honor.
(b) He offers to buy the Marquise's home from her.
(c) He proposes to the Marquise.
(d) He tells the Marquise that her attackers have been dealt with.

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

15. What has the Marquise sworn never to do again?
(a) Fall in love.
(b) Marry.
(c) Bear a child.
(d) Trust a man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the Marquise's family home during the attack?

2. What does the paperwork that the Count gives to the Marquise state?

3. How does the Count shock the Marquise's brother?

4. What does the family decide to do while the Count is away on his trip?

5. Why does the Marquise pack up her belongings, as well as her children's things?

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