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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 Theodore do that makes marrying Félicité impossible?
(a) He marries another woman.
(b) He joins the army.
(c) He dies.
(d) He moves to Holland.

2. When the family rests in the field, what does Paul do?
(a) He chases animals with his bow.
(b) He lays out the picnic.
(c) He plays cards.
(d) He is bored and itches to move on.

3. How is Félicité's voice described?
(a) Melodious.
(b) Shrill.
(c) Soft.
(d) Loud.

4. What particularly bothered Mme. Aubain about the way that Félicité's family behaved?
(a) The familiar way that Félicité's sister spoke to Mme. Aubain.
(b) Their clothing and appearance.
(c) The familiar way that Félicité's nephew spoke to Paul.
(d) Their accent.

5. What is the last thing Félicité does before going to sleep?
(a) Read her bible.
(b) Cover the fire with ashes.
(c) Pray.
(d) Write a letter to her sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hangs above the piano?

2. Who does Félicité hear Liebard talk about from her past?

3. What is Félicité's relationship to Mme. Aubain?

4. Who looks after the management of Mme. Aubain's property?

5. What does Félicité hold in her hands while she sleeps?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some examples of times when Félicité has been abused or disregarded? Describe them and explain how she is being treated poorly.

2. Do you think that Félicité's final vision is religious or delusional? Does it matter?

3. Why do you think Félicité is hurt by people's jokes about Loulou?

4. What do you think Félicité means when she says of Victor's death that "'It doesn't matter a bit, not to them it doesn't'"?

5. What objects stand out in Félicité's collection of objects and what relationships can you find between them?

6. Why do you think that it struck Félicité as wrong that Mme. Aubain should die before she did?

7. How does Félicité understand the Holy Spirit?

8. Think back on the story as a whole. What do you think is the major theme and why?

9. How is Félicité introduced to the reader in the first chapter?

10. What does the narrator say about Félicité's age and appearance and why might this be an important detail?

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