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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the coach lights the lantern, what hovers over the sweating flanks of the horses and roadside?
(a) A cloud of vapor.
(b) A dense fog.
(c) A shadow of moonlight.
(d) A light mist.

3. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," the soldiers wore long, dirty________ and tattered _________.
(a) Robes; beards.
(b) Uniforms; flags.
(c) Robes; flags.
(d) Beards; uniforms.

4. What year does the story "Boule de Suif" take place?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1771.
(c) 1671.
(d) 1871.

5. What is the reason the Prussian officer gives the male passengers about refusing to start on their journey to Dieppe?
(a) The weather is too treacherous.
(b) He doesn't offer one.
(c) The provisions have run out.
(d) He can't find the coach driver.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do boat-men and fishermen often haul to the surface in "Boule de Suif"?

2. Why do the coach passengers resemble "obese priests in their cassocks" when they meet for their seats?

3. After night falls, what does Madame de Breville offer Boule de Suif when the cold makes her shiver in the coach?

4. Why does the person who appears suddenly at the end of the street on the second day in Totes walk with in a peculiar motion with knees apart?

5. On the second day in Totes, the coach passengers, for want of something better to do before lunch, do what?

(see the answer key)

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