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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the afternoon of the third day in Totes, what tone does the Count adopt on his walk with Boule de Suif to convince her to surrender to the Prussian?
(a) Proper, respectful, slightly intimidated.
(b) Proper, maternal, slightly contemptuous.
(c) Familiar, paternal, slightly contemptuous.
(d) Familiar, maternal, slightly intimidated.

2. What is the weather like on their walk in the village neighborhood the second day in Totes?
(a) Mild.
(b) Cold.
(c) Warm.
(d) Hot.

3. According to Monsieur Carre-Lamadon, if the French made a counter attack by way of Dieppe, their encounter with the enemy would inevitably take place where?
(a) Marseilles.
(b) Totes.
(c) Paris.
(d) Rouen.

4. On the third day in Totes, which person suggests that they deliver Boule de Suif "bound hand and foot" to the Prussian officer?
(a) The Count.
(b) Cornudet.
(c) Loiseau.
(d) Monsieur Follenvie.

5. Who kept "suddenly busy" after Boule de Suif greets Madame Carre-Lamadon in the coach from Totes?
(a) The coach driver.
(b) The men.
(c) Everyone.
(d) The ladies.

6. Who asked suddenly as they retrace their steps on the second day of Totes, "if that trollop were going to keep them waiting much longer in this Godforsaken spot"?
(a) Madame Carre-Lamadon.
(b) Cornudet.
(c) Loiseau.
(d) The Count.

7. What efforts at self-control does Boule de Suif attempt to do in the coach on their trip from Totes?
(a) Swallow her sobs; pull on a blanket.
(b) Draw herself up; unclasp her hands.
(c) Swallow her sobs; close her eyes.
(d) Draw herself up; swallow her sobs.

8. When Boule de Suif arrives at the coach from their departure from Totes, why do the tier skirts appear "infected with some deadly disease"?
(a) Because they were infected with disease.
(b) Because Boule de Suif's son died from disease.
(c) Because they didn't want to touch Boule de Suif.
(d) Because they weren't laundered before departure.

9. What do the nuns do in the coach on their departure from Totes?
(a) Read.
(b) Eat.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Pray.

10. When Boule de Suif arrives at the coach for their departure from Totes, how does Madame Carre-Lamadon respond to her greeting?
(a) With a cool handshake and look of graceful humility.
(b) With a warm smile and look of excessive gratitude.
(c) With a insolent nod and look of outraged virtue.
(d) With an abrupt embrace and look of restrained gallantry.

11. As they discuss the Prussian officer on the third day in Totes, why does Madame Carre-Lamadon's eyes glisten and her face grow pale?
(a) Because she is imagining the officer tenderly embracing her.
(b) Because she is imagining the officer proposing marriage to her.
(c) Because she is imagining the officer abducting her.
(d) Because she is imagining the officer laying his violent hands on her.

12. During their trip from Totes, what does Cornudet remove from his loose overcoat in the coach?
(a) Hard-boiled eggs and bread.
(b) Hard-boiled eggs and fruit.
(c) Wine and bread.
(d) Fruit and bread.

13. What kind of paper is the cheese that Comtess de Breville take out in the coach on their departure from Totes wrapped in?
(a) Newspaper.
(b) Brown paper.
(c) Glossy paper.
(d) White paper.

14. What is the metaphor Maupassant uses to describe the course of action the passengers take in persuading Boule de Suif to sleep with the Prussian?
(a) War.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Sport.
(d) Labor.

15. As they talked on their walk the second day in Totes, what is the prevailing feeling among the women?
(a) Pleasure.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Constraint.
(d) Anxiety.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the coach on their departure from Totes, what is Madame d'Etrelles' two talents that are discussed?

2. The third morning in Totes, the passengers awoke with _____faces and _______tempers.

3. Why does Madame Loiseau state that the officer has "behaved very well" on the third day in Totes?

4. As they discuss persuading Boule de Suif on the third day in Totes, how did the Count utter several "rather risky witticisms"?

5. On their walk the second day in Totes, what looks "so mournful and depressing" to the passengers that they retraced their steps?

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