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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the song Cornudet begins to hum in the coach at the end of "Boule de Suif"?
(a) Dieppe.
(b) Totes.
(c) Marseillaise.
(d) Rouen.

2. What do boat-men and fishermen often haul to the surface in "Boule de Suif"?
(a) Disgarded weapons.
(b) Buried treasures.
(c) Fish.
(d) The body of a German.

3. Who breaks the "painful silence" in the coach as they began on their departure from Totes?
(a) Madame Carre-Lamadon.
(b) Monsieur Carre-Lamadon.
(c) Comtess de Breville.
(d) The Old Nun.

4. Why does the person who appears suddenly at the end of the street on the second day in Totes walk with in a peculiar motion with knees apart?
(a) So as not to soil their boots.
(b) So as not to appear bored.
(c) So as not to appear defeated.
(d) So as not to soil their overcoat.

5. In "Boule de Suif," how do the men speak of money matters in the coach?
(a) In a tone expressive of contempt for the poor.
(b) In a tone expressive of envy for the rich.
(c) In a tone expressive of sorrow for the poor.
(d) In a tone expressive of contempt for the rich.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the weather like as the passengers wait for their seats in "Boule de Suif"?

2. On the third day in Totes, which person suggests that the should persuade Boule de Suif to sleep with the Prussian?

3. Why are the coach passengers frightened when they first arrive in Totes?

4. What do the nuns partake in at lunch in the coach from Totes?

5. Why does Madame Loiseau state that the officer has "behaved very well" on the third day in Totes?

(see the answer key)

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