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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the18-year-old man Michel meets in Part 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Charles.
(b) Menalgue.
(c) B.J.
(d) Alcide.

2. Why does Marceline immediately dislike Michel's new friend in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) He is not in their same social class.
(b) She believes he is a bad influence on her husband.
(c) He made a pass at her when Michel wasn't in the room.
(d) He is a drunkard and made a fool of himself at their party.

3. What activities do Michel and his new male friend enjoy together in Part 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Inspecting fields, riding horses, discussing property changes.
(b) Gardening, supervising work crews, riding horses.
(c) Riding horses, inspecting orchards and crops.
(d) Inspecting crops, creating fruit hybrids, and riding horses.

4. Whose sister is a prostitute?
(a) Ali.
(b) Motkir.
(c) Roger.
(d) Menalque.

5. What does Michel think when the prostitute tells him why she thinks he stays in Tunis?
(a) He thinks she might be right.
(b) He dismisses the thoughts of a prostitute.
(c) He denies her accusations.
(d) He knows she is wrong.

6. What happens to Marceline while Michel is visiting his friend?
(a) She is angry that Michel left to visit a friend so she packs her stuff and leaves.
(b) She faints.
(c) She gets very sick and dies.
(d) She goes into premature labor and the baby dies.

7. Who dies in Part 3?
(a) Ali.
(b) Motkir.
(c) Menalque.
(d) Marceline.

8. Which character believes that each joy and sorrow must be abandoned immediately to make room for the next new thing?
(a) Bocage.
(b) Charles.
(c) Michel.
(d) Menalque.

9. In Part 3, which hotel do Michel and Marceline stay in upon reaching their final destination?
(a) The one where Michel caught his veneral disease.
(b) A new one with all new amenities.
(c) The one where Marceline got pregnant.
(d) The same one in which Michel had TB.

10. Where has the 18-year-old man (in Part 2, Chapter 1) been working before returning to Michel's family estate?
(a) In a church.
(b) At an animal treatment facility.
(c) At an experimental farm.
(d) In a commune.

11. How does Michel resolve the jealousy?
(a) He gives the jealous person money to "forget" about it.
(b) He starts seeing the prostitute in a different location.
(c) He promises not to see the prostitute anymore and invites the jealous person to his bed.
(d) He tells the jealous person that he'll do what he wants to do.

12. What does the last traveler to Biskra learn about Michel there?
(a) That Michel stole something from a boy in the park.
(b) That he had contracted a venereal disease there and took a long time to recuperate.
(c) That Michel was there alone for a short vacation.
(d) Michel liked going to the park alone and liked spending time with the boys instead of his wife.

13. Where do Michel and Marceline's travels take them in Part 3?
(a) South America and North America.
(b) Italy, Spain, and South Africa.
(c) Spain, Switerland, and France.
(d) Italy, Switzerland, and North Africa.

14. Why does Michel seek the help of his friends?
(a) He has no more money left.
(b) He can't decide on his next course of action and he needs to confess.
(c) He needs help making travel arrangements.
(d) He is being tried for murder and needs them as character witnesses.

15. Which is an example of personification?
(a) "The slightest emotion could be read..."
(b) "Just as a breath of wind...."
(c) "Michel spent every minute by her side."
(d) "The men enjoyed riding horses."

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Michel's friend in Part 2, Chapter 2, having possessions gives a man...

2. Who is the long-time caretaker of the family estate?

3. Where do Michel and his wife move in the spring?

4. Why does the person leave the family estate in autumn?

5. Whose homosexual tendencies are surfacing stronger in Part 2, Chapter 1?

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