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

2. Which house will Michel and his wife live in when he starts his new job?
(a) His family's country estate.
(b) One they find to buy.
(c) They will stay with his wife's brother.
(d) They will build their own home.

3. What best summarizes the passage Michel read when he couldn't sleep on his last night in Biskra?
(a) Love others as you love yourself.
(b) Not to covet neighbors.
(c) A young man walks where he should, but an older man should stretch out his hands.
(d) An old man walks where he should, but a younger man should stretch out his hands.

4. What surprises Michel about the work he and his father do together?
(a) Nothing -- Michel runs the show.
(b) How little they are paid.
(c) How much more work remains.
(d) The wealth they accumulate.

5. Why does Michel pick the location and house he does for their residence during his new job in Part 1, Chapter 9?
(a) Because it's big enough for grand parties.
(b) For it's nature walks.
(c) For it's serenity.
(d) For it's lively night life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the information Michel receives in the mail regarding his illness show him?

2. In Part 1, Chapter 8, to which city does Michel choose to walk?

3. How is the main character's story introduced in the book?

4. Where do Michel and his wife shop on their honeymoon?

5. In Part 1, Chapter 9, where do Michel and his wife decide to visit before going home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two events give Michel and Marceline a feeling of a commitment from their marriage?

2. Why does Michel take on a supervisory role when he returns to the family estate?

3. Discuss Michel's pursuit of physical vitality.

4. Discuss Michel's actions when he realizes a madman is driving Marceline's carriage.

5. When he was bedridden, Michel appreciated Marceline's attentive care. Now that he's better, he prefers to go for walks without her. Explain why.

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

7. Discuss the foreshadowing that appears as a side thought after Michel and Marceline make love for the first time.

8. Discuss Michel's life and interests following the death of his mother at age 15.

9. Why does Michel marry Marceline?

10. After making love for the first time, what emotions does Michel experience?

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