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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What settles on the city of Rouen in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?
(a) A flurry of activity and sudden expectation.
(b) A profound calm and silent dread.
(c) A dense fog and quiet anticipation.
(d) A howling wind and united front.

2. What is the weather like as the passengers wait for their seats in "Boule de Suif"?
(a) It is cloudy.
(b) It is snowing.
(c) It is sunny.
(d) It is raining.

3. What do the ladies on the coach bring to warm their feet in "Boule de Suif"?
(a) Fur-lined boots.
(b) Copper foot-warmers.
(c) Small lanterns.
(d) Silk leggings.

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

5. At three o'clock, what does Boule de Suif remove from an enormous dish in the story?
(a) Two hams.
(b) A half of turkey.
(c) Two chickens.
(d) One duck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country are the passengers in "Boule de Suif" traveling through on a coach?

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

3. What do the men search for in the farmhouses beside the road that they cannot find in "Boule de Suif"?

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

5. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," who do the members of the National Guard occasionally shoot?

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