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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 dense fog and quiet anticipation.
(b) A howling wind and united front.
(c) A profound calm and silent dread.
(d) A flurry of activity and sudden expectation.

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

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

4. Why does the four-horse coach decide to leave on Tuesday morning before daybreak?
(a) To get a head start on their journey.
(b) To take advantage of the daylight.
(c) To avoid traffic on the road.
(d) To avoid attracting a crowd.

5. Who does Loiseau fancy he sees receive a noiseless blow in the dark in the coach?
(a) The coachman.
(b) Comte de Breville.
(c) Cornudet.
(d) Monsieur Carre-Lamadon.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," the soldiers wore long, dirty________ and tattered _________.

4. How does Boule de Suif respond to the matrons loud whispers of "hussy" and "public scandal" about her?

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

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