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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do the Marquise and her children move in with her parents?
(a) Her husband dies.
(b) She has no money.
(c) Her house burns down.
(d) Her youngest child becomes very ill.

3. What country attacks the Marquise's country?
(a) England.
(b) Portugal.
(c) America.
(d) Russia.

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

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

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

7. 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 to go away.
(c) She tells him that she will think about it.
(d) She tells him that she wishes for the same.

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

9. What did the Count see a vision of?
(a) The Virgin Mary.
(b) A butterfly.
(c) His mother.
(d) The Marquise.

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

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

13. How does the Marquise intend to live her life after she leaves the family home?
(a) In solitude.
(b) For her children.
(c) In mourning.
(d) To the full.

14. Why does the Marquise not believe the doctor when he says she is pregnant?
(a) She does not remember having relations with a man.
(b) The doctor has been wrong before.
(c) She is barren.
(d) She does not have the symptoms of a pregnancy.

15. What does the Marquise command her porter to do?
(a) Not allow any visitors into the house.
(b) Arm himself.
(c) Allow only family to enter the house.
(d) Keep a close eye on the laneway.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the Count give the baby when it is born?

3. What is the Marquise's father often referred to in the story?

4. What is the Marquise's given name?

5. What does the family wonder about the Count?

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