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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, A Trickle of Blood; Chapter 6, Simone; Chapter 7, Marcelle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator note is associated in his mind with urine?
(a) Mud.
(b) Sand.
(c) Saltpeter.
(d) Rain.

2. Why does Marcelle think she saw a cardinal of the guillotine outside the wardrobe?
(a) The narrator was wearing a red cap and was smeared with blood.
(b) Simone was wearing a red cap and was smeared with blood.
(c) One of the other guests was wearing a red cap and was smeared with blood.
(d) She was insane.

3. Who does not appear at the house with the other parents at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) George's parents.
(b) The police.
(c) Marcelle's parents.
(d) The narrator's parents.

4. What does the couple plan to do concerning Marcelle?
(a) They plan to kill her.
(b) They plan to go see her.
(c) They plan to free her.
(d) They plan to kidnap her for ransom.

5. What does Marcelle do when she returns to the room?
(a) Recoils in horror.
(b) Smiles.
(c) Faints.
(d) Joins in.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color hair does Marcelle have?

2. How many other boys attend the event?

3. Where does the couple go at the beginning of Chapter 4?

4. What stories does the narrator read aloud to Simone?

5. How does Simone know the narrator has stayed up late?

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