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

2. 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.

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

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

5. Why does the Count want to marry the Marquise?
(a) To deal with his loneliness.
(b) To get a hold of her fortune.
(c) To pacify his soul.
(d) To produce an heir to his fortune.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does the Count feel about marrying the Marquise?

4. How do the Count and the Marquise live until after the baby is born?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Marquise call for a doctor?

2. How is the Marquise described?

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

4. What does the Count do after visiting the Marquise's family?

5. What happens following the attack?

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

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

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

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

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

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