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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Flaubert Bestiary.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Geoffrey first meet Ed Winterton?
(a) At the university.
(b) At a friend's home.
(c) At a bar.
(d) At a book fair.

2. Geoffrey compares biographies to what objects?
(a) Desks.
(b) Nets.
(c) Trains.
(d) Photographs.

3. What happened to the man who owned the parrot in the newspaper article?
(a) He wrote several stories about the parrot.
(b) He died trying to save the parrot.
(c) He believed he had turned into a parrot.
(d) He bought an aviary.

4. How did Flaubert first come to know Juliet Herbert?
(a) He met her at church.
(b) She was his mother's maid.
(c) She was his sister-in-law.
(d) She was governess to Flaubert's niece.

5. What had Ed lied about to the woman named Kent who gave him the letters?
(a) The worth of the letters.
(b) The authenticity of the letters.
(c) His occupation.
(d) His identity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Geoffrey ask Ed about the content of the letters?

2. What was the unusual characteristic of the sheep whose owner Flaubert took to dinner?

3. What is the parrot's name?

4. Although he had once thought of writing a book, what is Geoffrey's actual occupation?

5. What does Geoffrey do on his last day in Rouen?

(see the answer key)

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