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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the third day in Totes, which person suggests that the should persuade Boule de Suif to sleep with the Prussian?
(a) Cornudet.
(b) Loiseau.
(c) Monsieur Follenvie.
(d) The Count.

2. What does Cornudet notice about Loiseau and his wife as they pass the two hours before dinner the first day in Totes?
(a) That they understand German.
(b) That they are atheists.
(c) That they have not returned.
(d) That they are in league to cheat.

3. On their walk the second day in Totes, what looks "so mournful and depressing" to the passengers that they retraced their steps?
(a) The open country.
(b) The winding roads.
(c) The empty storefronts.
(d) The tattered houses.

4. The Prussian officer who often dined at the same table with the family, expressed sympathy with __________.
(a) United States.
(b) Germany.
(c) Russia.
(d) France.

5. As Cornudet settles beside the kitchen fireplace, what does he do as he "sucked the foam from his mustache" the first day in Totes?
(a) Turned the pages of a book with his long fingers.
(b) Passed his long fingers through his long greasy hair.
(c) Shook with laughter and held his belly with his greasy fingers.
(d) Crossed his long legs near the fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the word that no one is shocked to hear about the Prussian officer's request?

2. As "Boule de Suif" opens, how many days have the soldiers wandered through town?

3. On the third day the passengers are in Totes, why are the ladies pleasant to Boule de Suif until lunch time?

4. In Totes, who appeared only at meals and said nothing about the Prussian officer's request regarding Boule de Suif?

5. In "Boule de Suif," who has the best seats in the coach?

(see the answer key)

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