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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. For what reason does Geoffrey say that he does not like coincidences?
(a) Because he agrees with Flaubert's opinion on the subject.
(b) Because he feels that coincidences rob people of their sense of control.
(c) Because coincidences make him feel uncomfortable.
(d) Because he prefers to feel that life is chaotic.

2. When Gertrude's son-in-law, the explorer Henry Morton Stanley, was forced to get rid of his belongings during a trip, what book did he toss?
(a) "Salammbo."
(b) "Madame Bovary."
(c) The Bible.
(d) A volume of Shakespeare.

3. What was Geoffrey's reaction to Ed's disposal of the letters?
(a) He felt Ed had done the morally correct decision.
(b) He was thrilled.
(c) He was angry with Ed.
(d) He was ambivalent.

4. What does Geoffrey learn about Ed when he meets him at the restaurant?
(a) Ed has been fired.
(b) Ed wants to donate materials to the Flaubert museums.
(c) Ed has married.
(d) Ed has lost the book he hoped to exchange with Geoffrey.

5. The dates in the second list of the chronology include those associated with what?
(a) Flaubert's childhood.
(b) Flaubert's works.
(c) The influence of politics on Flaubert's life.
(d) The deaths and failures in Flaubert's life.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what writer does the biographer Enid Starkie compare Flaubert?

2. According to Du Camp, on whom was Madame Bovary modeled?

3. Geoffrey thinks that if Flaubert had not been a bear he might have been what other animal?

4. Geoffrey compares biographies to what objects?

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

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