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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 brand of notebook does Ben use?
(a) Lamy.
(b) Mead.
(c) Hobonichi.
(d) Moleskine.

2. Of which of the following does Mimi have a poster hanging?
(a) Justin Timberlake.
(b) Freddy Mercury.
(c) Harry Styles.
(d) Michael Bublé.

3. Of what does Jess note Mendelson's cologne smells?
(a) Citrus.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Spice.
(d) Talcum.

4. To what intimates store does Camille conduct Mimi?
(a) La Musardine.
(b) Fifi Chachnil.
(c) Agent Provocateur.
(d) Passage du Desir.

5. What artist's work is on display at the restaurant where Sophie and Ben meet?
(a) Joana Vasconcelos.
(b) Paula Rego.
(c) Victor Willing.
(d) Germaine Greet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the novel gloss "rien"?

2. What opera does Sophie recall watching with Jacques?

3. How does the novel gloss "vous devez arrêter"?

4. What is the name of the concierge's daughter?

5. Which of the following cities do Nick and Ben visit together?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nick overhear his father discussing with Ben in the basement over wine (221)?

2. What advice does Mendelson give to Jess as they hasten towards the Petite Mort?

3. In his altercation with Antoine, how does Nick try to comfort himself?

4. How does Jacques disparage the university Nick and Ben attended?

5. Why, per Sophie, does Jacques seek a second wife where he does?

6. What does Ben find in Jacques's study before Sophie confronts him?

7. How does Sophie know Ben has not gone where he said he would go when he excuses himself from the reception she hosts?

8. As Mimi recovers from upset in Sophie's bathroom (141-43), what does she hear Ben's voice say?

9. What does Sophie note is her usual restaurant order?

10. What question does Jess inadvertently voice to Nick in the roof garden (146)?

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