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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," what are the "Avengers of Defeat," "Citizens of the Tomb," and "Brethren in Death."
(a) Enlisted men.
(b) Reformist campaigners.
(c) British dragoon.
(d) Legions of irregulars.

2. What speed is the coach moving along its journey to Totes in "Boule de Suif"?
(a) Not moving.
(b) Slowly.
(c) Moderately.
(d) Quickly.

3. According to the narrator, who feels affection for the "pomp and circumstance of despotic government"?
(a) Some men.
(b) Most men.
(c) Few women.
(d) All women.

4. As they begin to share the provisions Boule de Suif offers, what do they talk about?
(a) Romance.
(b) Family.
(c) War.
(d) Education.

5. What do the men search for in the farmhouses beside the road that they cannot find in "Boule de Suif"?
(a) Toilets.
(b) Food.
(c) Water.
(d) Blankets.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the coach driver, who gave him command the morning of the first day in Totes?

2. In "Boule de Suif," who is the "terror of all respectable people"?

3. The Prussian officer who often dined at the same table with the family, expressed sympathy with __________.

4. Who declares at dinner the first day in Totes that the Prussians behaved liked "ancient barbarians"?

5. How do the nuns in "Boule de Suif" spend their time in the coach?

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