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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. How many properties does Mme. Aubain still own?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

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

3. Who offers advice about where Paul should go to school?
(a) M. Bourais.
(b) The priest.
(c) Félicité's brother-in-law.
(d) Mme. Liebard.

4. What is Félicité's relationship to Mme. Aubain?
(a) Housemaid.
(b) Daughter.
(c) Mother.
(d) Gardener.

5. What is peculiar about Félicité's appearance?
(a) She doesn't appear to age.
(b) She is a hunchback.
(c) She doesn't have any teeth.
(d) She has a limp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state is the furniture in the parlor in?

2. What does Félicité do when the family rests in the field?

3. What kind of a mantle is in the living room?

4. What food item lasted Félicité 20 days?

5. What was Mme. Aubain's annual income?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. At the beginning of the story, what does the narrator tell us about Mme. Aubain's history?

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

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

6. Why do you think the narrator conceals the real cause of Loulou's death?

7. What do we learn about Félicité through her relationship with Theodore?

8. How does Félicité begin to confuse or associate the parrot with the Holy Spirit?

9. How does Félicité feel about Loulou before she begins to go deaf? How do you know?

10. How do Félicité and Mme. Aubain react to Virginie's death?

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