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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What startles the boy who comes to play in Michel's hotel room?
(a) Michel's collection of skulls.
(b) Michel's wife.
(c) Michel's father.
(d) Michel's ghastly appearance.

2. Upon accepting the job offered in Part 1, Chapter 9, in which town does Michel decide he and his wife will live?
(a) Normandy.
(b) Paris.
(c) Sorrento.
(d) Biskra.

3. Who is the first Arab boy invited to play in Michel's hotel room?
(a) Bachir.
(b) Ali.
(c) Menalgue.
(d) Moktir.

4. In Part 1, Chapter 8, who is driving the carriage in which Michel's wife is riding?
(a) His wife herself.
(b) An old woman.
(c) A little boy.
(d) A madman.

5. In Part 1, Chapter 8, what does Michel do to the carriage driver?
(a) Yells for him to slow down.
(b) Knocks him out of the carriage and leaves him on the side of the road.
(c) Beats him then throws him to the back of the carriage.
(d) Tips him for safely delivering his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 2, who sends Michel a letter and pamphlets regarding his illness?

2. What contributes to the delicate health Michel experiences early in the story?

3. At the end of Part 1, Chapter 3, who is Michel's favorite boy?

4. Why does Michel marry his wife?

5. What is the reason for Michel's feelings toward his studies?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the reader know that Michel has no interest initially in the operation of the family estate?

2. Where does Michel begin sleeping in Part 2, Chapter 3, and why?

3. What are some of the symptoms of tuberculosis? How does Michel know his condition is serious?

4. What do Michel's recovery and discoveries, and his plunge into the cold pond symbolize?

5. Why does Michel decide he and his wife should moved to the family's country estate after accepting a temporary teaching job? Where is the estate?

6. Why does Michel's interest in Charles fade?

7. What are two reasons that the small walks that Michel and Marceline take are important in the development of Michel's character in the story?

8. What do Michel and Menalque do during their last visit?

9. When do Marceline and Michel move to the family estate and who greets them when they arrive?

10. Who is the letter written to that outlines the story and who wrote the letter?

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