Madame Bovary Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - Part 1: Chapter 1 | Part 1: Chapter 2

1. The novel begins with a description of this character's experience in school. Who is this character?

2. Why did Charles' father, Charles Denis Bartholomé Bovary, get removed from his post as an Army surgeon?

3. What career does Charles Bovary eventually settle on to please his mother?

4. Where do Charles and Emma meet?

5. How long does it take Monsieur Rouault to begin walking after he has broken his leg?

6. What happens to Charles' first wife?

Short Answer Questions - Part 1: Chapter 3 | Part 1: Chapter 4

1. How does Monsieur Rouault compensate Charles for setting his leg?

2. Charles and Emma's relationship grows as they are...
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