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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had Florent studied while in Paris?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Engineering.
(c) Biology.
(d) Law.

2. What job does Florent have at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Locksmith.
(b) Painter.
(c) Fish inspector.
(d) Carpenter.

3. Who is the author of THE BELLY OF PARIS?
(a) Emile Zola.
(b) Flannery O'Connor.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) John Steinbeck.

4. Who is Florent's niece?
(a) Pauline.
(b) Fifi.
(c) Chanel.
(d) Jeanne Marie.

5. What does Madame Francois do to help Francois?
(a) Gives him some food.
(b) Lets him ride in her wagon.
(c) Gives him some money.
(d) Washes his clothes.

6. Who becomes the sole heir to Uncle Gradelle's fortune?
(a) Lisa.
(b) Florent.
(c) Francois.
(d) Quenu.

7. The Quenus are part of ________________.
(a) the business class.
(b) the lower class.
(c) the middle class.
(d) the upper class.

8. Florent thinks that Quenu's new life is _____________.
(a) Enviable.
(b) Bourgeois.
(c) Exemplary.
(d) Sad.

9. Who is Florent's younger brother?
(a) Jacques.
(b) Bertrand.
(c) Quenu.
(d) Francois.

10. What is overwhelming to Florent on his first day at work?
(a) Taking inventory.
(b) Signing forms.
(c) The accounting system.
(d) The volume of foods.

11. Even though Florent and Quenu are brothers, they have ___________________.
(a) Different fathers.
(b) Different color eyes.
(c) Different mothers.
(d) Different last names.

12. What is a charcuterie?
(a) Winery.
(b) Taxidermy shop.
(c) Cheese shop.
(d) Butcher shop.

13. What is the cause of Uncle Gradelle's death?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Stroke.
(d) Gunshot wound.

14. La Belle Normande spreads rumors about Florent having an affair with _______________.
(a) Camille.
(b) La Belle Lisa.
(c) Claire.
(d) Aimee.

15. How long did it take the person in #14 to escape from Devil's Island?
(a) Two months.
(b) Five weeks.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does La Belle Normade do that makes Florent nervous?

2. What is the primary form of communication in Les Halles?

3. What type of business does the person in #45 own?

4. What does La Belle Lisa want to give Florent upon his return to Paris?

5. To what does Florent liken the markets of Les Halles?

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