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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 Perdu have to eat at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Potato soup.
(b) Vegetable omelet.
(c) Cheese omelet.
(d) Onion soup.

2. In Chapter 10, what does Catherine have to contribute to the meal she and Perdu share?
(a) Potatoes and cheese.
(b) Cheese and crackers.
(c) Brussells sprouts and garlic sauce.
(d) Wine and pasta.

3. In Chapter 2, what day did Madame Catherine Le P find a suitcase on the stairs with divorce papers?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Saturday.

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

5. In Chapter 3, what was the name of Monsieur Perdu's barge before it became the "Literary Apothecary"?
(a) Dove.
(b) Lulu.
(c) Albatross.
(d) Byron.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 18, what does Perdu say that Vijaya's job was?

2. How old were Perdu's parents when they married?

3. In Chapter 17, who does the policeman tell Perdu to follow to find a place to moor without charge?

4. In Chapter 10, how many books does Perdu say are in the Literary Apothecary?

5. In Chapter 1, what was the name of the cat that used to sleep on a sofa in the room that Monsieur Perdu kept closed for a long time?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 20 when Perdu borrows Ida's bicycle, what does he leave on the handlebars of the bike?

2. Why did Manon leave Perdu?

3. In Chapter 18, how does Perdu remember that Vijaya found his future wife?

4. How did Madame Catherine Le P find out that her husband had left her?

5. What did Paris seem like to Perdu when his parents took him to see relatives in Brittany?

6. Why does Perdu feel sick that he did not read Manon's letter?

7. What is Catherine looking for in Chapter 10?

8. In Chapter 18, what does Max say about his father and what his father said when Max offered to supplement his father's income?

9. In Chapter 2, what book does Perdu give a customer and how does he tell her to read it?

10. What types of buildings and shops are in Perdu's neighborhood?

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