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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As they dined after the first indignant outburst the first day in Totes, the coach passengers spoke _______and thought _______.
(a) Much; little.
(b) Little; much.
(c) Little; some.
(d) Some; much.

2. At three o'clock, what does Boule de Suif remove from an enormous dish in the story?
(a) A half of turkey.
(b) Two hams.
(c) One duck.
(d) Two chickens.

3. What is the coach floor covered with as the passengers take their seats?
(a) Straw.
(b) Fur.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Wool.

4. During their first supper in Totes, who states "War is a barbarous proceeding when we attack a peaceful neighbor, but it is a sacred duty when undertaken in defense of one' country."
(a) Monsieur Follenvie.
(b) Cornudet.
(c) The Puny Nun.
(d) Boule de Suif.

5. Why do the coach passengers resemble "obese priests in their cassocks" when they meet for their seats?
(a) Because they are disguised as priests.
(b) Because they are swathed in heavy winter wraps.
(c) Because they are devout Christians.
(d) Because they are very fat.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," who do the members of the National Guard occasionally shoot?

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

3. The soldiers advanced in what kind of fashion in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?

4. How many passengers are traveling on a coach in "Boule de Suif"?

5. At dinner the first day in Totes, who manifested a lively and tender sympathy for Boule de Suif?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the atmosphere among the coach passengers when they arrive in Totes, and how is it significant?

2. What does Cornudet notice about the Loiseaus during their card game before dinner the first day in Totes?

3. How does Boule de Suif respond to the Prussian's inquiry about whether or not she has changed her mind, and why is it significant?

4. How do the other passengers respond to Boule de Suif's outburst after being questioned by the coach passengers about the Prussian officer's inquiry regarding her?

5. Why does Loiseau take off his watch chain in the kitchen as the coach passengers discuss the Prussian officer's motives, and how is it significant?

6. When do the passengers depart from Rouen and why is it significant?

7. Who is Boule de Suif and what is the metaphor Maupassant uses to describe her appearance.

8. What is the Prussian officer's manner and dress when he meets with the male passengers in his room and how does it contrast with the male passengers?

9. How do the other female passengers respond to Boule de Suif's political views in the coach from Rouen and why?

10. In contrast to the other passengers, what does Boule de Suif realize in the coach departing Totes about the comprising situation they put her in?

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