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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the long-time caretaker of the family estate?
(a) Bocage.
(b) Aleid.
(c) Ali.
(d) Charles.

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

3. Michel befriends another of Bocage's sons. What is his name?
(a) Charles.
(b) Motkir.
(c) Alcide.
(d) Roger.

4. Why does Michel approve the expenditures for furnishings in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) To impress Charles.
(b) He hopes it will curb his impulses to wander.
(c) He was bullied into it by his brother-in-law.
(d) To make his wife happy.

5. According to Michel's friend in Part 2, Chapter 2, having possessions gives a man...
(a) Something to be proud of.
(b) A sense of security.
(c) Something to pay more taxes on.
(d) A false sense of security.

6. Who is poaching at Michel's family estate?
(a) Alcide and Michel.
(b) Bocage and Michel.
(c) Charles and Michel.
(d) Alcide and Marceline.

7. Which is an example of alliteration?
(a) "Autumn was kicking summer out the door."
(b) "The leaves drift aimlessly."
(c) "The nights melted."
(d) "The autumn was advancing."

8. Who catches Michel and the prostitute in bed and gets jealous?
(a) Motkir.
(b) Ali.
(c) Marceline.
(d) Menalque.

9. What news does Marceline share after arriving at the family estate?
(a) She hates France.
(b) She wants to leave.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She is sick.

10. Why does Michel decide to start supervising the work crews?
(a) Because he lost his teaching job.
(b) So he can gaze at the men.
(c) Because he fired Bocage.
(d) So he can show Bocage how he wants the estate run.

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

12. Where does Michel want to go when leaving the family estate?
(a) South America.
(b) London.
(c) Spain.
(d) Italy.

13. Who returns a stolen item to Michel?
(a) Menalque.
(b) Charles.
(c) Motkir.
(d) Marceline.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the caretaker try to explain to Michel?

2. Who dies in Part 3?

3. Where do Michel and Marceline's travels take them in Part 3?

4. How much money does Michel spend on furnishing his new dwelling?

5. Which two friends are both irreverent and disdainful of Parisian society?

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