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

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

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

4. Who is the author of "The Marquise of O-"?
(a) Friedrich Nietzsche.
(b) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
(c) Hermann Hesse.
(d) Heinrich von Kleist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What country attacks the Marquise's country?

2. What does the Count claim when he visits the family?

3. What does the Marquise's family hear about the Count as they try to decide how to thank him?

4. What place is the Marquise's father ordered to defend?

5. When the Count tells the Marquise that he wants to marry her, what does she tell him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Count share about his experiences since he saw the family last?

2. What does the Marquise refuse to do before leaving the house?

3. What happens following the attack?

4. What does the Count tell the family, which surprises them?

5. What does the Marquise's mother do to prompt a reconciliation between the Marquise and her father?

6. What is surprising about the Count's visit?

7. What is the Marquise doing at the beginning of the story?

8. How is the Marquise described?

9. How does the story end?

10. What does the doctor tell the Marquise, and how does the Marquise react?

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