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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Thérèse think the Thursday night gatherings will help with Camille's death?
(a) They will eliminate suspicion.
(b) They will help his mother remember him.
(c) They will help her forget him.
(d) They will validate her marriage.

2. Why does Thérèse begin acting depressed about Madame Raquin in "Chapter XIV"?
(a) To stop feeling guilty.
(b) Because she really is depressed.
(c) To get her attention.
(d) Because she wants Laurent to visit.

3. How does the cat scare Laurent and Thérèse on their wedding night?
(a) He scratches.
(b) He meows loudly.
(c) He jumps on them.
(d) He runs away.

4. Why is Thérèse disgusted with kissing Madame Raquin's face in "Chapter XXIX"?
(a) Because it is cold.
(b) Because she feels guilty.
(c) Because Laurent teases her about it.
(d) Because she is old.

5. In "Chapter XXIII", what does Thérèse do when she admits Camille has triumphed over her?
(a) She laughs.
(b) She cries.
(c) She leaves the room.
(d) She shakes her head.

6. How does Madame Raquin try to communicate in "Chapter XXVII"?
(a) She tries sign language.
(b) She traces words with her finger.
(c) She plays a piano.
(d) She blinks her eyes and nods her head.

7. Why do Laurent and Thérèse become terrified on their wedding night?
(a) They think someone is watching them.
(b) They realize they are guilty.
(c) They don't want to be with each other.
(d) They fear Camille's ghost.

8. After painting in the mornings, what does Laurent do in the afternoons in "Chapter XXV"?
(a) He takes a nap.
(b) He reads.
(c) He shops for supplies.
(d) He walks around the city.

9. Why does Laurent have a vision of lined up drowned bodies?
(a) Because someone mentioned drowning.
(b) Because he walked past the morgue.
(c) He wasn't sure why.
(d) Because he looked at the river.

10. What does Thérèse do when Laurent enters her room after the wedding?
(a) She starts to cry.
(b) She greets him kindly.
(c) She avoids looking at him.
(d) She laughs.

11. What worries Laurent when Madame Raquin becomes ill?
(a) What he will do to honor her memory.
(b) Where he will work.
(c) How he will be distracted.
(d) How he will support Thérèse.

12. After Madame Raquin becomes unable to speak, where does she spend her days?
(a) In her apartment.
(b) In the shop.
(c) In the dining room.
(d) In the living room.

13. How does Laurent feel about walking home in "Chapter XVII"?
(a) He is worried.
(b) He is excited.
(c) He is afraid.
(d) He is confused.

14. Why does Laurent shove Thérèse away from him in "Chapter XXIII"?
(a) Because she hits him.
(b) Because she threatens to run away.
(c) Because she bites him.
(d) Because she insults him.

15. Why is Laurent violent toward Thérèse in "Chapter XXIII"?
(a) He doesn't realize he is being violent.
(b) He wants to get rid of Camille's spirit.
(c) He is mad at her.
(d) He doesn't know how to treat her kindly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Thérèse and Laurent do at the end of "Chapter XXVIII"?

2. What does Laurent dislike about his new clothes in "Chapter XX"?

3. Why does Madame Raquin say she is happy to have given her money away?

4. In "Chapter XXX", what does Madame Raquin do that makes Laurent tell Thérèse to leave her alone?

5. How is Laurent able to buy new clothes in "Chapter XX"?

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