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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Boule de Suif," who is the "terror of all respectable people"?
(a) Monsieur Carre-Lamadon.
(b) Comte de Breville.
(c) Cornudet.
(d) Boule de Suif.

2. The Prussian officer afforded a ______example of that ______bearing which seems natural to the ______soldier.
(a) Fine; insolent; victorious.
(b) Poor; hospitable; defeated.
(c) Fine; hospitable; victorious.
(d) Poor; insolent; defeated.

3. At dinner the first day in Totes, who manifested a lively and tender sympathy for Boule de Suif?
(a) The men.
(b) The nuns.
(c) The women.
(d) The innkeepers.

4. The Prussian officer who often dined at the same table with the family, expressed sympathy with __________.
(a) United States.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Russia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the card game the men propose to play after dinner the first day in Totes?

2. In the coach, who does Cornudet revile that makes Boule de Suif become indignant?

3. At luncheon the first day in Totes, who appears ill and worried as they dine?

4. What does Cornudet have that he offers to his neighbors in the coach on the way to Totes?

5. Who tells Monsieur Follenvie to "Kindly tell the scoundrel, that carrion of a Prussian, that I will never consent"?

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