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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XXVI - XXVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why won't Thérèse take down Laurent's portrait of Camille?
(a) She can't reach it.
(b) She is afraid to.
(c) She is afraid of breaking it.
(d) She likes to look at it.

2. In "Chapter XVI", how do Thérèse and Laurent find time to meet secretly?
(a) They wait until night.
(b) They get lunch together.
(c) They meet early in the morning.
(d) They don't meet secretly.

3. Why does Laurent stay under the bridge during the storm?
(a) Because he was lost.
(b) He was waiting for Thérèse.
(c) Because he was drunk.
(d) To avoid going home.

4. Why does Thérèse go to her aunt in "Chapter XIV"?
(a) To reopen the shop.
(b) To ask to leave.
(c) To cry.
(d) To beg for forgiveness.

5. In "Chapter XXV", why does Laurent smash a canvas?
(a) Because he feels like he lost his talent.
(b) Because it looks like Camille.
(c) Because he is bored.
(d) Because his friend insulted his work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thérèse look forward to in "Chapter XVI"?

2. At the end of "Chapter III", how much time does the narrator say has passed since the Raquins obtained the shop in Paris?

3. How does Thérèse try to confuse her aunt in "Chapter XXI"?

4. In "Chapter VI", why does Laurent start coming to the Raquin apartment nearly every day?

5. Why does Thérèse agree to throw Camille from a boat?

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