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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the person who appears suddenly at the end of the street on the second day in Totes walk with in a peculiar motion with knees apart?
(a) So as not to appear bored.
(b) So as not to soil their boots.
(c) So as not to soil their overcoat.
(d) So as not to appear defeated.

2. What "broke forth like a cord that is overstrained" for Boule de Suif in the coach on their trip from Totes?
(a) Joy.
(b) Fury.
(c) Shame.
(d) Disappointment.

3. What kind of pies does Comtess de Breville take out in the coach for lunch on their departure from Totes?
(a) Vegetable.
(b) Game.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Chocolate.

4. What is the song Cornudet begins to hum in the coach at the end of "Boule de Suif" about?
(a) Poetic beauty and divine right of nature.
(b) Romantic illusion and first heartbreak.
(c) Longing for the past and hope for tomorrow.
(d) Love for one's country and fighting for freedom.

5. How do the passengers respond when Boule de Suif arrives at the coach for their departure?
(a) They greet her warmly as if she had been on vacation.
(b) The women thank her while the men ignore her.
(c) They turn aside as if they had not seen her.
(d) The men help her while the women ignore her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the church bell summoning on the third morning in Totes?

2. On their walk the second day in Totes, what do the ladies discuss as the men talk of war?

3. What kind of paper is the cheese that Comtess de Breville take out in the coach on their departure from Totes wrapped in?

4. According to the passengers during lunch the second day of Totes, what step would have been of "little consequence" to Boule de Suif?

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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