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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Boule de Suif arrives at the coach from their departure from Totes, why do the tier skirts appear "infected with some deadly disease"?
(a) Because they didn't want to touch Boule de Suif.
(b) Because they were infected with disease.
(c) Because they weren't laundered before departure.
(d) Because Boule de Suif's son died from disease.

2. In "Boule de Suif," Loiseau sold very _____wine at a very ____price.
(a) Good; low.
(b) Bad; low.
(c) Good; high.
(d) Bad; high.

3. What do the coach passengers do to pass the two hours before dinner the first day in Totes?
(a) Walk to town.
(b) Read the paper.
(c) Recite scripture.
(d) Play cards.

4. In "Boule de Suif," where do the travelers meet to take their seats in the coach in the morning?
(a) The main entrance of Normandie park.
(b) The lobby of Normandie bank.
(c) The courtyard of Hotel de Normandie.
(d) The garage on Rue Normandie.

5. What does the rumor about the Prussians concern in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?
(a) That they were about to enter Paris.
(b) That they were about to enter Rouen.
(c) That they were about to leave Paris.
(d) That they were about to leave Rouen.

Short Answer Questions

1. On their final morning in Totes, what are the passengers doing while they wait for Boule de Suif?

2. How does Boule de Suif react to the passengers' response to her when she arrives at the coach for their departure?

3. According to the servant, why does Monsieur Follenvie never rise before ten o'clock?

4. On their walk the second day in Totes, what looks "so mournful and depressing" to the passengers that they retraced their steps?

5. In the beginning of the story, what do the conquerors exact from the inhabitants of Rouen?

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