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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. Paulina tells Lucy that her cousin Ginevra has told her much about love. What is one thing that Ginevra has told Paulina?
(a) That love is nothing.
(b) That Paulina will marry Dr. John.
(c) That Lucy does not know anything about love.
(d) That Ginevra will marry Graham.

2. What is the one final exam that M. Paul cannot administer because he does not know the subject well enough?
(a) Science.
(b) Math.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) English.

3. Why does Paulina come to live with Mrs. Bretton in Chapter One?
(a) She is visiting Lucy.
(b) She is Mrs. Bretton's friend.
(c) Her father is travelling to France.
(d) She has no family.

4. Who's decision gives Lucy the job at Madame Beck's?
(a) Madame Beck.
(b) A friendly Englishman.
(c) Professor M. Paul.
(d) Ginevra.

5. What does Dr. John think that the nun is?
(a) A ghost.
(b) A student playing a prank.
(c) A gypsy.
(d) A hallucination.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the concert, who does Dr. John say he might give his lottery prize to?

2. How does Mr. Home respond to the news that Lucy is a teacher?

3. Why is Ginevra Fanshawe also going to France?

4. We are introduced to Graham early in the story, who is he?

5. How does Lucy feel when Madame Beck asks her if she can teach a class?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lucy respond to Madame Beck's offer for her to teach?

2. What happens to Lucy as she is looking for the inn in Villette?

3. Describe Miss Marchmont.

4. How does Lucy feel about to returning to La Rue Fossette after her illness?

5. How is Lucy after Miss Marchmont's death?

6. How does Lucy view Isidore?

7. Why doesn't Lucy like the readings from the "Old Book"?

8. How does Lucy come to be at La Terrasse?

9. What advice does the priest give Lucy in Chapter 15?

10. Why is Lucy taking German lessons?

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