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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Passed his long fingers through his long greasy hair.
(b) Crossed his long legs near the fire.
(c) Turned the pages of a book with his long fingers.
(d) Shook with laughter and held his belly with his greasy fingers.

2. As "Boule de Suif" opens, how many days have the soldiers wandered through town?
(a) One.
(b) Several.
(c) Few.
(d) Two.

3. Why do the male passengers want to meet with the Prussian officer after luncheon the first day in Totes?
(a) To ask to stay in Totes.
(b) To steal his weapons.
(c) To ask to start on their journey.
(d) To inquire about money.

4. Who appears suddenly at the end of the street on their walk during the second day in Totes?
(a) The Prussian officer.
(b) Cornudet.
(c) The innkeeper.
(d) The Old Nun.

5. What port city do the merchants in Rouen have business in and have to reach, despite being occupied by the Germans?
(a) Rome.
(b) Havre.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Vienna.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, who feels affection for the "pomp and circumstance of despotic government"?

2. Why does Cornudet follow Boule de Suif to her room their first night in Totes?

3. Who states after dinner the third day in Totes, "when women run after uniforms it's all the same to them whether the men who wear them are French or Prussian. It's perfectly sickening!"

4. Who refuses to meet with the Prussian officer after luncheon the first day in Totes, stating that he would never have anything to do with the Germans?

5. What is the Prussian officer wearing when the male passengers meet them after luncheon the first day in Totes?

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