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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 happens to the Marquise's family home during the attack?
(a) It is used as a base for her countrymen.
(b) It is used as a base for the enemies.
(c) It catches fire.
(d) It is looted.

2. What is the Marquise's father's position in the military?
(a) He is a general.
(b) He is a brigadier.
(c) He is a captain.
(d) He is a colonel.

3. What does the Marquise request when she writes to her parents?
(a) The Marquise requests that the father of the baby be sent to the house in V**.
(b) The Marquise requests that her children be allowed to visit their grandfather on occasion.
(c) The Marquise requests that her parents never try to contact her again.
(d) The Marquise requests that her belongings be sent to her.

4. What does the Marquise's mother try to get the Marquise to guess?
(a) The time and place at which her impregnation took place.
(b) The identity of the father of the baby.
(c) The wishes of her deceased husband.
(d) The Marquise's mother's opinion of her pregnancy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Marquise intend to live her life after she leaves the family home?

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

3. What does the Marquise's father do willingly during the attack?

4. What is the ad about which the Marquise puts in the paper?

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 do after visiting the Marquise's family?

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

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

4. What happens following the attack?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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