The Sin of Madelon Claudet

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1. Where was Madelon born and raised?
   • Paris
   • Bordeaux
   • Normandy
   • Toulouse
2. What reason did Larry give for his having to return to America?
   • his father had a stroke
   • his mother died
   • the family business had failed
   • his best friend needed help
3. What prevented Larry from returning to Paris from America?
   • he fell ill and died
   • he got married
   • he started a business
   • he got a girl pregnant
4. What was Carlo Boretti’s nickname for Madelon?
   • “Little Milk Maid”
   • “Wooden Shoes”
   • “Jingling Keys”
   • “Sparkling Eyes”
5. How did Carlo Boretti actually make his living?
   • jewel thief
   • embezzler
   • assassin
   • foreign agent
6. What was the name of the restaurant where Madelon and Carlo were dining, and where Carlo was arrested?
   • The Moulin Rouge
   • Café Francoise
   • The Pompador
   • Le Fontainebleau
7. Why did Carlo insist on getting his overcoat before he left the restaurant?
   • to hide the pearls
   • to destroy his fake passport
   • to get his gun
   • to attempt an escape
8. Why did the authorities sentence Madelon to ten years in jail?
   • prostitution
   • vagrancy
   • petty theft
   • complicity
9. Who initially looked after Madelon’s son when she left for jail?
   • Monsieur Claudet
   • Elise and Larry Maynard
   • Alice and Felix St. Jacques
   • Victor and Rosalie Lebeau
10. What did Madelon tell her son happened to his mother?
    • she was traveling in America
    • she had died
    • she was a nurse in the war
    • she had amnesia