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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Michel feel on his last night in Biskra?
(a) Like he's ready to get back to his studies.
(b) Like he's going to have a relapse.
(c) So alive that everything else seems dead.
(d) Like he wants to write a book.

2. What job is offered to Michel in Part 1, Chapter 9?
(a) Full time teaching position.
(b) Temporary writer.
(c) Full time writer.
(d) Temporary teaching position.

3. What does Michel's weakened condition show him?
(a) That he hates school.
(b) How to make shadow puppets as he lies in bed.
(c) That he does not love his new wife.
(d) Little things he's taken for granted before.

4. Why do the young boys Michel once knew and liked repulse him now?
(a) They are men with families or criminal records
(b) They are thieves.
(c) They told Michel's friend about his first visit.
(d) They want money instead of candy now.

5. Why does Michel's wife initially invite the boy to come play in their hotel room?
(a) To cheer up herself.
(b) To care for the boy's wounds.
(c) To cheer up Michel.
(d) To feed the starving boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is an example of personification?

2. What is the name of the country estate Michel and his wife decide to visit in Part 1, Chapter 9?

3. Where is the first stop for Michel and his wife when they leave Biskra?

4. How does Michel resolve the jealousy?

5. What is the time span between the death in Part 3 and the meeting of Michel with his friends?

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