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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Emma Bovary's Eyes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what writer does the biographer Enid Starkie compare Flaubert?
(a) Balzac.
(b) Moliere.
(c) Hugo.
(d) Rousseau.

2. What color are Madame Bovary's eyes, according to Geoffrey who says that they may be changed in appearance by the light?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Grey.
(d) Brown.

3. After her parrot dies, what does Felicite do?
(a) She has his photograph taken.
(b) She has him stuffed and prays to him.
(c) She buys another parrot.
(d) She buries him and buys a headstone.

4. What does Geoffrey do on his last day in Rouen?
(a) He drives to Croisset.
(b) He photographs the statues.
(c) He outlines his new book.
(d) He eats at a snack bar called Le Flaubert.

5. What does Geoffrey ask Ed about the content of the letters?
(a) He asks if Flaubert discussed death in his letters.
(b) He asks if the letters proved Flaubert and Julie Herbert had an affair.
(c) He asked if Flaubert used the letters as the basis for any of his stories.
(d) He asked if Julie wrote about her children.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason does Geoffrey say that he does not like coincidences?

2. For what reason does Geoffrey read Flaubert?

3. Who actually carried out the trick that resulted in Flaubert's find at the top of the Great Pyramid?

4. How did Flaubert first come to know Juliet Herbert?

5. With whom did Flaubert have his most celebrated affair?

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