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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can Madeleine not peel the fruit M. Pujol gives her?
(a) Her hands are not nimble enough.
(b) She does not know how.
(c) Her teeth are too brittle.
(d) She lacks the proper tool.

2. Who acts rudely to Mother when she goes to their house with a gift of preserves?
(a) The mayor and his eldest daughter.
(b) The next door neighbor.
(c) The abbot at church.
(d) The poor family down the road.

3. Which objects do Beatrice and Sophie use to communicate secretly while in church?
(a) Their socks.
(b) Their shoes.
(c) Their prayer books.
(d) Their hymn books.

4. Who was hiding in the reeds while M. Pujol told his story about the widow's pond?
(a) Adrien.
(b) Madeleine.
(c) Mother.
(d) Marguerite.

5. What does Madeline use to emulate the sound of rain on M. Pujol's caravan?
(a) Rice.
(b) Seeds.
(c) Gravel.
(d) Acorns.

6. Who is Emma?
(a) The mayor's cousin.
(b) The mayor's wife.
(c) The mayor's daughter.
(d) The mayor's sister.

7. What is the title of Adrien's first photograph for The Director?
(a) Surprise!
(b) Horror!
(c) Terror!
(d) Scare!

8. The walls of the widow's chamber are the color of what?
(a) Plums.
(b) Bananas.
(c) Pears.
(d) Pomegranates.

9. Why do Madeleine and Adrien weep and hold each other like orphans?
(a) Because they do not want to be separated.
(b) Because they are in love.
(c) Because they hate the widow.
(d) Because they mourn M. Pujol's disappearance.

10. How does Madeleine feel when she sees the person caressing M. Pujol?
(a) Confused.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Angry.
(d) Excited.

11. Why does Madeline doubt the photograph she sees of herself paddling M. Pujol?
(a) She thinks the photograph is skewed.
(b) She thinks the girl in the photograph is too sulky.
(c) She thinks the girl in the photograph is too beautiful.
(d) She thinks the photograph looks fake.

12. What type of fruit does M. Pujol offer Madeleine when he sees her standing outside in the sunlight?
(a) A banana.
(b) A papaya.
(c) A orange.
(d) A mango.

13. Who does Mother point to as the source of her trouble?
(a) Papa.
(b) Jean-Luc.
(c) Madeleine.
(d) Matilda.

14. What about M. Pujol's neck surprises Madeleine?
(a) The hair is soft like that of a young boy's neck.
(b) The hair is absent from his neck.
(c) The hair is akin to a caterpillar's body.
(d) The hair is a different color.

15. Who does M. Pujol see quarreling behind the bushes?
(a) Madeleine and Adrien.
(b) Madeleine and Marguerite.
(c) Adrien and Charlotte.
(d) Adrien and Marguerite.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Jean-Luc and the boys in town act out and create a ruckus?

2. When does Madeleine like to sleep outside?

3. What is the name of M. Pujol's past love who attended sixteen of his performances?

4. Why does Madeleine become angry with the widow?

5. Who does M. Pujol not want to leave behind when he departs the gypsies?

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