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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. How does Madame Raquin know Michaud?
(a) Her neice married his son.
(b) Her husband used to work with him.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) They used to live in the same house.

2. How does Thérèse feel about lying to Camille and Madame Raquin about her relationship with Laurent?
(a) She feels confused.
(b) She feels guilty.
(c) She enjoys it.
(d) She doesn't think about it.

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

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

5. In "Chapter VI", how does the narrator describe Laurent's portrait?
(a) Depressing.
(b) Complicated.
(c) Terrible.
(d) Beautiful.

Short Answer 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?

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

3. How does Thérèse feel when she is reintroduced to Laurent in "Chapter V"?

4. In "Chapter VII", how does Laurent find time to meet with Thérèse?

5. Why does Laurent say he lost the financial support of his father?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Laurent manage to throw Camille in the water?

2. How did Thérèse end up with Madame Raquin?

3. What happens when Laurent begins painting Camille's portrait?

4. What does Laurent do after Camille's death?

5. How is the shop introduced in "Chapter I"?

6. What is Thérèse's mourning like?

7. What does Thérèse feel she proves when Madame Raquin comes into her room in "Chapter VII"?

8. Why does Laurent visit the morgue?

9. How does Thérèse act during the Thursday gatherings once she starts her affair with Laurent?

10. How do Laurent and Thérèse find time to meet with each other?

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