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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. Who did Michaud used to work for?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) The police.
(c) The governor.
(d) A university.

2. When Madame Raquin cries in "Chapter XV", what do her guests recommend?
(a) That she get over her pain.
(b) That she keep crying.
(c) That she write a poem.
(d) That she leave the room.

3. How often does Laurent visit the morgue in "Chapter XIII"?
(a) A few times a week.
(b) Every day.
(c) Once a week.
(d) Only once.

4. In "Chapter VI", why does Laurent start coming to the Raquin apartment nearly every day?
(a) To paint a portrait.
(b) To help in the shop.
(c) To share books.
(d) To have tea.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Laurent feel about being caught for killing Camille?

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

3. How does Thérèse know Laurent?

4. Why does Thérèse start reading in "Chapter XVI"?

5. In "Chapter XI", were do Thérèse, Laurent and Camille rest?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Madame Raquin comes into Thérèse's room while Laurent is there?

2. What worries Laurent about marrying Thérèse after Camille's death?

3. What is Thérèse's mourning like?

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

5. What was Camille's childhood like?

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

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

8. What happens when Camille's body ends up in the morgue?

9. What happens when Camille leaves to get champagne in "Chapter VI"?

10. Why does Laurent visit the morgue?

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