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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the morning of the first day in Totes, what two people does Cornudet listen to forecast the future of France, one advocating the Orleans dynasty, the other an unknown savior?
(a) Comtess de Breville and Loiseau.
(b) Comte de Breville and Monsieur Carre-Lamadon.
(c) Loiseau and Comte de Breville.
(d) Boule de Suif and Monsieur Carre-Lamadon.

2. 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?
(a) Burying the dead and attending to the wounded.
(b) Stockpiling weapons and provisions.
(c) Practicing drills for the next battle.
(d) Helping the women with household chores.

3. What is the word that no one is shocked to hear about the Prussian officer's request?
(a) Hostage.
(b) Murder.
(c) Mistress.
(d) Ransom.

4. When they arrive at Totes, the mood at supper after Boule de Suif returns from her meeting with the Prussian officer is characterized as what?
(a) Tense.
(b) Gloomy.
(c) Mournful.
(d) Cheerful.

5. What object does Cornudet use that is described as "admirably colored to a black the shade of its owner's teeth"?
(a) A wallet.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A jug.
(d) A pipe.

6. As "Boule de Suif" opens, how many days have the soldiers wandered through town?
(a) Two.
(b) Several.
(c) Few.
(d) One.

7. What kind of soldiers wander through the town in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?
(a) Intelligent.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Triumphant.
(d) Defeated.

8. What does Boule de Suif stammer when she returns from her meeting with Prussian officer when they first arrive in Totes?
(a) "Oh, the rascal, the rascal!"
(b) "Oh, the coward, the coward!"
(c) "Oh, the hero, the hero!"
(d) "Oh, the scoundrel! The scoundrel!"

9. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," the soldiers wore long, dirty________ and tattered _________.
(a) Uniforms; flags.
(b) Robes; flags.
(c) Robes; beards.
(d) Beards; uniforms.

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

11. How do the nuns in "Boule de Suif" spend their time in the coach?
(a) Praying.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Reading.
(d) Listening.

12. Who faints from hunger after the odor of food permeates the coach in the story?
(a) Comtesse de Breville
(b) Boule de Suif.
(c) Madame Carre-Lamadon.
(d) The old nun.

13. In the coach, who does Cornudet revile that makes Boule de Suif become indignant?
(a) Marie Antoinette.
(b) Charles X.
(c) Louis-Napoleon.
(d) Rousseau.

14. How many passengers are traveling on a coach in "Boule de Suif"?
(a) Eight.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Six.

15. What is NOT one of the reasons the coach passengers discuss in the kitchen after the meeting with the Prussian officer the first day in Totes?
(a) They were being held because of Boule de Suif.
(b) They were being held hostage.
(c) They were to be held for ransom.
(d) They were to be extradited as prisoners of war.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Cornudet follow Boule de Suif to her room their first night in Totes?

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," who do the members of the National Guard occasionally shoot?

4. When the clock strikes ten first day in Totes, who tells Monsieur Follenvie that "They are not to start without an order from me"?

5. What year does the story "Boule de Suif" take place?

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