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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 does La Motte discover in the upstairs chambers of the abbey in Chapter 5?
(a) A person.
(b) A skeleton.
(c) A treasure chest of gold.
(d) A letter addressed to Adeline.

2. What is the only thing Adeline eats in Chapter 11?
(a) A bowl of berries.
(b) An apple.
(c) A grape.
(d) A peach.

3. In Chapter 1, what happens when La Motte goes to a house near the road?
(a) He happens upon an old friend.
(b) He witnesses a murder.
(c) He is held prisoner there.
(d) He is given bread and wine.

4. What does Theodore suggest he and Adeline do before he is taken away by the authorities?
(a) Make love.
(b) Run away.
(c) Get married.
(d) Exchange promise rings.

5. How long do the La Mottes stay in their hiding place in Chapter 5?
(a) Only a few days.
(b) Until they run out of food.
(c) Three months.
(d) Until the cold is too much for them to bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Adeline ask La Motte about in Chapter 7?

2. What does Adeline notice about Madame La Motte in Chapter 6?

3. What does La Motte tell his servant to buy on his second trip to the town?

4. Why does Adeline start to cry in Chapter 1?

5. What item does Adeline find in one of the hidden rooms in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Peter find out about the abbey when he goes to town?

2. While at the house on the heath, what does Adeline hear a voice tell her.

3. What did Adeline's father want her to do since he could not support her?

4. How does Adeline get along with the La Mottes after they settle in the abandoned abbey?

5. Where does La Motte send Peter in Chapter 2? Who does Peter have an argument with and why?

6. Who arrives at the abbey on a stormy night in Chapter 6?

7. Why is Madame La Motte saddened at the beginning of Chapter 1?

8. What does Adeline tell the La Mottes happened to her when she was seven and twelve years old?

9. What do Louis and Madame La Motte squabble over at breakfast in Chapter 5?

10. With the Marquis expected for dinner, what does Adeline ask La Motte in Chapter 7, and how does he respond?

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