Questionnaire On The Perfume
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This guide contains a series of questions regarding the reading of Part One of
The Perfume
NATIONAL COLLEGE NICOLÁS ESGUERRA
DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES
SPANISH, LINGUISTICS AND LITERATURE
TEACHER: LIC. SIGIFREDO ZÚÑIGA SUÁREZ
E-MAIL:sigifredozuniga@[Link]
Breitner Sebastian Poveda Cortes
COURSE: 11-02 April 28, 2021
In the paragraph that opens the novel, one of the...
the most unique traits of the protagonist: his condition as a genius monster.
Look for the elements that underline that idea in it. (Chapter 1)
He was simply pigeonholed in that drunk scene because he seemed to be a child who
he was saved by the people before his mother naturally had a problem
understood that before she gave birth to the child she was home alone,
She was about to give birth, grabbed a knife, and went under the table when she saw that it was a
uncomfortable place because it was hot and had a bad smell, for that reason I decided
head to a river to give birth in that place, but upon arrival, she gives birth and
Dismantling at the moment of waking up, everyone sees that atrocious scene and thinks otherwise.
for that reason, they take the child and take him to a place where he is given up for adoption to
a wet nurse.
In the following chapters, various elements that insist are scattered.
in the idea that Jean-Baptiste is a stigmatized, cursed character. Point out
some of those mentioned in the first chapters.
Well, it wants to make us understand that it is a cursed character because it cannot
feeling the smell of things, It doesn't smell like anything.
3. On page 13, there is a reference to 'the orphanage'. What is it about? What
Was it called another name? Justify the meaning of the term 'exposed' from
of some of the meanings of the verb expose. With that knowledge
justify the origin of the surnames Expósito or Espósito. On page 29 it
It states that 'Paris produced more than ten thousand abandoned children annually.'
What do you think is the reason that justifies this fact?
Well, try to explain that it was a place that received children who had been abandoned.
on the other hand, it was also called: Central for abandoned newborns.
To expose is to show, therefore a central for exposure received its name but it was
the place where the bastards, the abandoned children were shown. On the other hand
there were many abandoned children because during the time when it was happening
Families could not provide enough to support children.
On page 12 there is a passage that clearly informs us of the terrible
hygienic and sanitary conditions in which the population of the time lived.
Look for it, and also reread the excerpt that describes the bad smells of that.
Paris on pages 9 and 10. Then comment on those passages, placing them in
relationship with the current hygienic and sanitary conditions we enjoy.
Well, during that time everything was very ugly, there was trash everywhere, it smelled too much.
But, people thought that water transmitted bacteria; for that reason, the people of that...
he didn't bathe at the time and that made things worse, currently things have
changed because there is already a place to put the trash, I think that all the
people bathe daily. The time is different just like the aromas that
we perceive.
5. Also on page 12, the narrator momentarily makes a change in
the time of the narration of Jean-Baptiste's birth. Say what it consists of.
change and justify it.
Tells us the story from the moment the mother is in labor and then we
tell the story of the boy in a religious place
6. Who imposed the name Jean-Baptiste on the protagonist?
Father Terrier.
What frustrates the boy after three years of learning to distill oils?
a. That one cannot extract the fragrance from a cactus.
b. That the stills always oxidize.
c. That the raw material is very expensive.
d. That can only obtain the essence of flowers.
8. What does the protagonist learn in Mme. Arnulfi's workshop?
a. The perfume it distills is drinkable.
b. Where you have the pot, do not put the...
With fat and alcohol, any odor can be retained.
to distill, finally, his own body odor.
9. What is the subtitle of the novel?
Moritz's nose.
b. Story of a killer.
c. Lethal fragrance.
d. Deadly Alchemy.
10. How many girls does the protagonist of 'Perfume' kill in Paris?
a. 28 in total.
b. At least 24.
c. A 4.
To no one.
11. What is the name of the successful perfumer and rival of Baldini?
a. Pélissier.
b. Chenier.
c. Larousse.
d. Denis.
12. The story told in "The Perfume" takes place in ...
a. Italy, in the 18th century.
b. Germany, in the early 18th century.
c. France, in the 18th century.
d. France, in the early 20th century.
Italy, in the early 20th century.
13. The grocery market where the story begins was built on...
an ancient medieval castle that had sunk.
b. a filthy prison that had collapsed.
an ancient cemetery that had sunk.
an ancient convent of Franciscans.
An ancient hospital that was destroyed after a plague.
14. The protagonist of this story, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, was born on July 17
from 1738 onwards...
a vegetable stall.
a flower stand.
a meat stall.
a fish stall.
a perfume stand.
15. Grenouille's mother was...
an older woman, ignorant, rather fat and ugly.
b. a young, pretty woman, about twenty-five years old, without education.
c. a murderer who had already committed crimes and who was imprisoned for
Hello.
a woman in her thirties but looking aged, without teeth and
without hair.
a regular shopper at the grocery market.
16. The mother of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille died…
a product of syphilis and tuberculosis, which he had acquired when he was
twenty-five years.
b. product of a generalized infection, very common at that time.
c. product of childbirth, since he did not receive timely attention.
d. product of the decapitation, for attempting to kill his son.
She was poisoned by her own son.
When Grenouille became an orphan, he was sent...
a. a a monastery.
to school so that he/she could be educated.
as a servant to a leather tanner.
to an orphanage.
to a convent.
The wet nurse Jeanne Bussie got rid of the child Grenouille because...
he was very restless and I couldn't control it.
b. he was very ugly and horrified his orphanage companions.
c. took more pride than necessary.
It was very stinky.
e. did not emit any smell.
19. According to Father Terrier, the smell of human beings is always...
a. difficult to define.
b. reflection of what the person is.
c. pure and work of God.
carnal and therefore sinful.
e. something natural that must be accepted.
20. Father Terrier rejects the child Grenouille because...
a. doesn ’t want to take responsibility for him because he was very strange.
b. starts to cry and shout.
c. He is horrified by Grenouille's bad smell.
d. he had the feeling that he was horrified by his own bad smell.
He was a very busy man with his tasks and did not have time for
take care of the child.
21. The boy Grenouille was received by Mme. Gaillard in her orphanage to
orphans. This woman's main characteristic was that...
he was missing an eye.
he was missing a leg.
c. had lost the sense of hearing.
d. he had lost his sense of smell.
He didn't speak well because he had lost a piece of his tongue.
22. In Mme. Gaillard's orphanage, the boy Grenouille had...
his/her first paid job.
a childhood full of abuse and mistreatment.
a very happy childhood.
a peaceful childhood.
and the possibility of learning to read and write.
23. The first word that the child Grenouille pronounces was...
fish
b. perfume.
c. thank you.
God.
and hate.
The first job Grenouille had was with a...
a. leather tanner.
b. renowned perfumer.
c. marqués.
d. seller of aromatic herbs.
e. seller of caustic acid.
25. In the Rue de la Mortellerie, the boy Grenouille began to work with a
man named Grimal, at the age of...
eight years
b. fourteen years.
seventeen years.
twelve years.
ten years.
At fourteen years old, the young Grenouille begins his 'career' as a killer in the
city of...
a. Paris.
b. Montpellier.
c. Grasse.
d. Lyon.
e. Toulouse.
The first young woman who was murdered by Grenouille was thirteen or fourteen years old.
He killed her because...
a. he despised him upon realizing Grenouille's ugliness.
b. he abused her, as he was a psychopath.
c. he did not want to feed her some plums that she had in a basket.
She was too beautiful and her eyes could not withstand such beauty.
I wanted to possess her fragrance and make it mine forever.
This first murder allowed Grenouille: I. Decide what he was going to do for the
rest of his life. II. Classify all the smells and aromas that were in his
memory. III. Plan other murders. IV. Have the principle of their
fragrances.
a. Only I and II.
b. Only IV.
c. I, II and III.
d. II and III.
I, II, and IV.
29. Who was Giuseppe Baldini?
a seller of aromatic items.
b. A leather tanner for the aristocracy.
A perfumer and glove maker.
d. The most renowned and prestigious perfumer in the city.
e. A herbal merchant.
30. The enemy of Giuseppe Baldini was...
a. Antoine Pelissier.
b. Druot.
c. Antoine Richis.
d. the Marquis of Taillade Espinasse.
e. Jean-Baptiste Grenouille.
31. Grenouille and Giuseppe Baldini met when...
both meet in a perfume shop.
in the streets of the city of Paris.
c. in a leather tannery to manufacture gloves.
d. Grenouille brought some hides to Baldini.
Baldini found him sick in a back street of Paris.
32. How did the tanner Grimal die?
He drowned when he was completely drunk.
He contracted a purulent smallpox.
c. He suffocated from the acid vapors of his tannery.
d. He contracted anthrax, a deadly disease of that time.
Stabbed by some delinquents in a bar in the low neighborhoods of the
city.
Grenouille was interested in working with Giuseppe Baldini because with him
I. The knowledge of how to materialize smells. II. A place
where to experiment with different smells and aromas. III. A stall of
artisan. IV. A place in the bourgeoisie of the time.
a. Only II and III.
b. Only I, II, and III.
c. I and III.
d. I, II and IV.
I, II, III, and IV.
34. Why did Grenouille become seriously ill?
a. Because he got infected with a syphilitic strain of smallpox.
b. Because he became infected with anthrax.
c. Because he felt failed.
d. Because he could not bear all the odors he was exposed to.
e. Because he felt alone and strange in the world.
35. What is enfleurage?
A delicious meal that gave off an unforgettable aroma.
b. A type of aromatic flower that was only found in Europe.
An aromatic herb that is very strange and difficult to find.
A process that allows the aromas to volatilize.
A process that allows to extract the aroma from almost anything.
36. Why did the maître Baldini never wake up again?
a. Because he suffocated while sleeping.
b. Because they poisoned his tea and he suffered the effects while he was sleeping.
c. Because his house collapsed and he was crushed.
d. Because he fell asleep in the river and drowned.
e. Because while he was sleeping, they murdered him to take his formula from him.
perfumes.
37. Where did Grenouille go to live after saying goodbye to Baldini?
To the countryside.
to a mountain.
c. To another nearby city.
d. Near a river.
e. On the outskirts of Paris.
38. Who created the 'Deadly Fluid Theory'?
the noble Antoine Richis.
b. The Marquis of Taillade-Espinasse.
c. Antoine Pélissier.
d. Jean-Baptiste Grenouille.
Mrs. Arnulfi.
39. The 'Lethal Fluid Theory' stated that...
a. Life should move away from contact with the earth, as it emanated from it a
harmful fluid for her.
b. The elements of nature, in general, were detrimental to life.
The jasmine water was beneficial for maintaining youth.
d. The Earth was the essential element for life and that everything that emanated
he reinforced her.
The human being was composed of aromatic salts.
40. "His appearance was chilling. His hair reached down to his knees, the
hair was shaggy, up to the belly button. Her nails were like bird claws and the skin of
arms and legs, in the places where the rags did not reach to cover them, they
"was peeling off in strips." What explanation did Grenouille give to justify his
aspect?
