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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. After hearing the news of the Count, what does the Marquise start to feel?
(a) Numbness.
(b) Severe pain in her side.
(c) A restlessness that fails to cease.
(d) Giddiness and nausea.

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

3. What place is the Marquise's father ordered to defend?
(a) The bridge.
(b) The tower.
(c) The government residence.
(d) The citadel.

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

5. What does the Marquise's father do willingly during the attack?
(a) He gives up his daughter.
(b) He surrenders.
(c) He kills anyone in his way.
(d) He fights the enemy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Count want to marry the Marquise?

2. What does the Marquise command her porter to do?

3. What happens to the Marquise during the attack?

4. How does the family feel about the Count's behavior?

5. Why do the Marquise and her children move in with her parents?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens while the family are trying to think of a way to show their gratitude to the Count?

4. How is the Marquise described?

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

6. Why does the Count want to marry the Marquise, and how does she feel about the idea?

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

8. How does the Marquise's father react when he hears that the Marquise is with child?

9. During dinner with the Marquise and her family, what does the Count tell them about?

10. How does the story end?

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