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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What anniversary are the two women celebrating in "Babette's Feast"?
(a) Their 50th birthday.
(b) Their late father's 50th birthday.
(c) Their late father's 100th birthday.
(d) Their anniversary of being widows.

2. In "Babette's Feast", what do the members of sect begin to do after drinks?
(a) Talk about fond memories.
(b) Sing.
(c) Forgive old grudges.
(d) Bring up old grudges.

3. How many people did Babette serve for the celebratory dinner?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.

4. What does the letter in "Babette's Feast" discuss?
(a) Food.
(b) France and the war.
(c) The weather.
(d) War and suffrage.

5. What has Soerensen lost after his ship wrecks?
(a) His costumes.
(b) His hat.
(c) His trunk.
(d) His wig.

6. What does Babette learn to cook for the two women?
(a) Simple fish and soup.
(b) Chicken broth.
(c) Simple chicken.
(d) Potatoes.

7. In "Tempests", what does Madam Ross's daughter pretend her dad was?
(a) A director.
(b) A sea captain.
(c) An actor.
(d) A pirate.

8. What item do men dive for at the bottom of the ocean?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Pearls.
(c) Conks.
(d) Coral.

9. What is mentioned about the Hosewinckel's house?
(a) The smell.
(b) The beautful bed linens.
(c) The fine china.
(d) The chandeliers.

10. How many years go by before Papin writes a letter to the two women?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 16 years.
(d) 10 years.

11. Who tells the most successful diver where to dive?
(a) An angel.
(b) The catfish.
(c) The cowfish.
(d) The dogfish.

12. What life does Babette adjust to after hearing the news of the letter in "Babette's Feast"?
(a) To being old.
(b) To being Norwegian.
(c) To being a chef.
(d) To being a servant.

13. Who does Madam Ross marry?
(a) A sea captain.
(b) A theater director.
(c) An army officer.
(d) No one.

14. Whose role does Soerensen give much thought about for his production of "The Tempests"?
(a) Arial.
(b) Prosper.
(c) Aryal.
(d) Prospero.

15. When does the story of Jen Aabel's Bible date back to?
(a) March 1718.
(b) March 1717.
(c) February 1717.
(d) February 1718.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many months went by before Madam Ross was left alone?

2. What happens after Thusmu visits Saufe?

3. Who does Papin convince to let him give voice lessons to Phillipa?

4. What does Babette's friend from home buy her every year?

5. Why are Papin's voice lessons ended?

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