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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What impacts Marceline's feelings about the social activities of their life in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) Her pregnacy and recent move make her tired.
(b) She has never liked socializing.
(c) She was embarassed by Michel at one gathering.
(d) She is money-hungry and loves the attention.

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

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

4. Who denies the request to have the person stay on at the estate instead of leaving in the autumn?
(a) Michel.
(b) Marceline.
(c) Bocage.
(d) Charles.

5. Why isn't Michel attracted to Charles' brother?
(a) Because he is ugly.
(b) Because he is too young.
(c) Because he has curly hair.
(d) Because he is too old.

6. How does Michel feel about Marceline's news?
(a) He tells her to leave France.
(b) He feels a new tenderness toward her.
(c) He wants her to leave the house.
(d) He avoids her.

7. Why does Michel get angry with Bocage?
(a) For no reason.
(b) Bocage made a pass at Marceline.
(c) Bocage fired a man that Michel was attracted to.
(d) Bocage told him to mind his own business.

8. Which friend does Michel see when leaving his classroom one day?
(a) Bocage.
(b) Motkir.
(c) Menalque.
(d) Charles.

9. Why is Michel no longer attracted to Charles?
(a) Because Charles has let his hair grow out.
(b) He doesn'l like his mustache.
(c) Because he seems more noble and less like a peasant.
(d) Because he is not as muscular as before.

10. Is Michel interested in what the caretaker tries to explain?
(a) No, and he tells the man to never mind.
(b) No, but he pretends to be so he won't hurt the man's feelings.
(c) Yes, he appreciates the man's time.
(d) Yes, but he doesn't comprehend it easily.

11. How many men are sent to clear out some of the trees on the family estate?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

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

13. What new hobby does Michel develop after returning to the family's country estate?
(a) He likes to feed the animals.
(b) He likes to watch the workers.
(c) Birdwatching.
(d) Collecting spring insects.

14. Whose homosexual tendencies are surfacing stronger in Part 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Michel's.
(b) Bocage's.
(c) Charles'.
(d) Marceline's.

15. What is "poaching?"
(a) Stealing.
(b) Biting.
(c) Singing.
(d) Baking.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is poaching at Michel's family estate?

3. Where does Michel want to go when leaving the family estate?

4. What is the name of the18-year-old man Michel meets in Part 2, Chapter 1?

5. What kind of housing do Michel and his wife choose when they move in Part 2, Chapter 2?

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