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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the beautiful woman's husband?
(a) Charles Deslauriers.
(b) Frederic Moreau.
(c) Roque Deslauriers.
(d) Jacques Arnoux.

2. Who does Frederic kiss goodbye before leaving for Paris?
(a) Monsieur Roque.
(b) Madame Dambreuse.
(c) Mademoiselle Roque.
(d) Madame Moreau.

3. What is LÁrt industriel?
(a) A bookstore.
(b) A style of painting.
(c) A ship.
(d) An organization that is half art magazine and half art gallery.

4. In what year does the novel begin?
(a) 1860.
(b) 1770.
(c) 1840.
(d) 1940.

5. What is Mademoiselle Vatnaz's ambition?
(a) To paint Marie Arnoux's portrait.
(b) To become a teacher.
(c) To be published in a magazine.
(d) To own an art gallery.

6. Frederic compares the beautiful woman to the women in which type of novels?
(a) Romantic.
(b) Realist.
(c) Neoclassical.
(d) Gothic.

7. Why is Frederic hesitant to introduce Deslauriers to Arnoux?
(a) He is afraid that Jacques Arnoux will like Deslauriers better than him.
(b) He is worried that Deslauriers will disapprove of Arnoux.
(c) He is concerned that Deslauriers will tell Arnoux that he is in love with Marie.
(d) He is worried that Marie Arnoux might not like him.

8. Where does Hussonet tell Frederic that Arnoux is going in Chapter 5?
(a) Chartres.
(b) Germany.
(c) Spain.
(d) Belgium.

9. What news does Frederic receive that leads him to return to Paris?
(a) He has inherited his uncle's estate.
(b) Deslauriers has fallen ill.
(c) Jacques Arnoux and Marie have divorced.
(d) There is a job opening for him at L'Art Industriel.

10. From whom does Frederic receive a second invitation on the same day he receives an invitation to Marie Arnoux's name-day party?
(a) Monsieur Roque.
(b) His uncle.
(c) Deslauriers.
(d) The Dambreuses.

11. In what field does Frederic ask Dambreuse to recommend him for a position?
(a) Finance.
(b) Public service.
(c) Law.
(d) Business.

12. Upon seeing Jacques Arnoux at the theatre accompanied by two other ladies, what does Frederic speculate could have happened to Marie Arnoux?
(a) She is dead.
(b) She is out of town.
(c) She is sick.
(d) She divorced Jacques Arnoux.

13. Who is the author of this novel?
(a) Gustave Flaubert.
(b) Frederic Moreau.
(c) Victor Hugo.
(d) Honore Balzac.

14. Where does Frederic run into the Dambreuses at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) The Alhambra.
(b) Marie Arnoux's party.
(c) The Porte-Saint-Martin theatre.
(d) L'Art Industriel.

15. What is Dussardier's most prized possession?
(a) His box.
(b) His watch.
(c) His car.
(d) His pipe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the beautiful woman's daughter?

2. What award did Frederic Moreau win at his school that made his mother proud?

3. What is the name of Frederic's aristocratic friend from law school whom Frederic considers to be very dim?

4. Which landmark is the crowd gathered around to protest government reforms in Chapter 4?

5. Frederic is worried about his appearance as he goes to visit Dambreuse until he remembers which fact about him?

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