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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Perdu's father?
(a) Mid-80s.
(b) 73.
(c) 81.
(d) Mid-70s.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 15, what does Perdu tell Max he can do?
(a) Read.
(b) Fix food.
(c) Steer.
(d) Clean the boat.

3. In Chapter 9, what message does Perdu's mother have for Perdu's father?
(a) Retire.
(b) Take a trip.
(c) Get a colonoscopy.
(d) Go to a urologist.

4. In Chapter 15, what type of sailors does Max say always cruise down the middle of the river?
(a) Swedish.
(b) Swiss.
(c) German.
(d) English.

5. How long is Perdu's boat?
(a) Three truck trailers.
(b) 60 feet.
(c) Two truck trailers.
(d) 15 feet.

6. How old were Perdu's parents when they married?
(a) 26.
(b) 32.
(c) 19.
(d) 21.

7. How old was Perdu when his father first showed him how to drive a cargo boat?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 12.

8. How long does it take the policeman in Chapter 17 to issue a warning and notification of a fine after inspecting the boat?
(a) Quarter of an hour.
(b) Half an hour.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 10 minutes.

9. What was the name of Perdu's maternal grandfather?
(a) Victor.
(b) David.
(c) William.
(d) Albert.

10. What floor does Monsieur Perdu live on?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

11. What is on the flag that Manon made?
(a) Eagle.
(b) Caduceus.
(c) Books and shelves.
(d) Black-and-gold bird.

12. In Chapter 18, what nationality is the person who yells at Perdu when the barge is jammed across the river?
(a) French.
(b) Swedish.
(c) German.
(d) British.

13. What is the house number of the place were Monsieur Perdu lives?
(a) 108.
(b) 27.
(c) 211.
(d) 31.

14. What is the mooring fee in Chapter 18?
(a) 25 euros.
(b) 20 euros.
(c) 5 euros.
(d) 15 euros.

15. How old is Catherine?
(a) 48.
(b) 51.
(c) 56.
(d) 43.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, who does Max say he is when the policeman asks if he is the famous writer?

2. What does Perdu have to eat at the beginning of Chapter 13?

3. Since his parents' divorce, what day of the week does Perdu always visit his mother?

4. In Chapter 19, how many years does Ida say that she was married?

5. In Chapter 1, what color wallpaper is in the room that Monsieur Perdu has not opened for a long time?

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