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

2. According to the Count, what is the Marquise more of than the rest of them?
(a) She is more beautiful than the rest of them.
(b) She is more friendly than the rest of them.
(c) She is more desperate than the rest of them.
(d) She is a more moral person than the rest of them.

3. What did the vision remind the Count of?
(a) His mother's final words.
(b) Poetry.
(c) A swan he knew as a child.
(d) His first love.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Marquise's father reach for as she pleads her case?

2. How does "The Marquise of O-" conclude?

3. Why does the Marquise not believe the doctor when he says she is pregnant?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does the Marquise call for a doctor?

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

6. What happens to the Marquise's family because of the war?

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

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

9. How is the Marquise described?

10. What happens following the attack?

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