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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Retiring after supper on their first night in Totes, Loiseau puts his eye to the bedroom keyhole in order to discover the ________of the corridor.
(a) Apparitions.
(b) Truths.
(c) Inhabitants.
(d) Mysteries.

2. In "Boule de Suif," who alone is authorized to interview the Prussian officer on civil matters?
(a) The cook.
(b) The servant.
(c) Madame Follenvie.
(d) Monsieur Follenvie.

3. What country are the passengers in "Boule de Suif" traveling through on a coach?
(a) Spain.
(b) Russia.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

4. Why does Boule de Suif refuse Cornudet their first night in Totes?
(a) Because she would not suffer to be caressed with the enemy nearby.
(b) Because she would not suffer to dine with a loathsome companion.
(c) Because she would not suffer to spy on her neighbors.
(d) Because she would not suffer to speak to the enemy.

5. Who declares at dinner the first day in Totes that the Prussians behaved liked "ancient barbarians"?
(a) Madame Carre-Lamadon.
(b) Loiseau.
(c) Comte de Breville.
(d) Boule de Suif.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the coach driver doing when the male passengers find him the morning of the first day in Totes?

2. According to the coach driver, who gave him command the morning of the first day in Totes?

3. In the morning of their first day in Totes, what do the male passengers see the Prussian soldiers doing in the town square while looking for the coach driver?

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

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

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