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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XIII - XVI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of "Chapter III", how much time does the narrator say has passed since the Raquins obtained the shop in Paris?
(a) One year.
(b) Four years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Two years.

2. In Grivet's story in "Chapter X", why does the servant go to jail?
(a) For running away.
(b) For quitting her job.
(c) For poisoning his master.
(d) For stealing silver.

3. In "Chapter X", what does Michaud say about many murders?
(a) They go unsolved.
(b) They are violent.
(c) They are actually accidents.
(d) They are committed by people the victim knows.

4. In "Chapter XI", who gets in the boat first?
(a) Thérèse.
(b) Camille.
(c) Laurent.
(d) The captain.

5. Why does Suzanne go when Madame Raquin learns about Camille's death?
(a) To help clear out his apartment.
(b) To comfort her.
(c) To stop a fight.
(d) To tell her the news herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter IX", what do Laurent and Thérèse say would happen if Camille were to have an accident?

2. Why does Thérèse keep running downstairs in "Chapter IV"?

3. In "Chapter I", what does the man do in the shop?

4. What does Laurent whisper to Thérèse when he takes her home in "Chapter XII"?

5. What does the narrator say Thérèse does to Camille before they are married?

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