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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long have Félicité and Mme. Aubain been in this relationship?
(a) Half a century.
(b) It is entirely new.
(c) Since Félicité was born.
(d) Ten years.

2. How does Mme. Simon try to make Félicité more comfortable?
(a) He turns her on her side.
(b) She bathes her forehead with a cloth.
(c) She puts fresh sheets on her bed.
(d) She gives her a new pillow.

3. What does Virginie wear to bathe?
(a) Her chemise.
(b) Bloomers.
(c) A bathing suit.
(d) A nightgown.

4. What is peculiar about Félicité's dress?
(a) She always wears a bright purple scarf in her hair.
(b) She dresses like a man.
(c) She dresses like a child.
(d) She wears the same thing all year.

5. What remedy was attempted to relieve Mme. Aubain's difficulty breathing?
(a) Leeches.
(b) Tonic.
(c) Salt.
(d) Bleeding.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mme. Aubain and Félicité walk together, what do they talk about?

2. Where does Paul spend much of his time?

3. What is described as the despair of the other housemaids?

4. What is the parrot's first illness?

5. What color is the wainscoting in the living room?

(see the answer key)

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