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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Boule de Suif refuse Cornudet their first night in Totes?
(a) Because she would not suffer to spy on her neighbors.
(b) Because she would not suffer to be caressed with the enemy nearby.
(c) Because she would not suffer to speak to the enemy.
(d) Because she would not suffer to dine with a loathsome companion.

2. After night falls, what does Madame de Breville offer Boule de Suif when the cold makes her shiver in the coach?
(a) Her foot-warmer.
(b) Her blanket.
(c) Her boots.
(d) Her fur collar.

3. At dinner the first day in Totes, who manifested a lively and tender sympathy for Boule de Suif?
(a) The innkeepers.
(b) The women.
(c) The men.
(d) The nuns.

4. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif" who are "scoundrels often brave beyond measure"?
(a) Debauchees and aristocracy.
(b) Merchants and nobility.
(c) Pillagers and nobility.
(d) Pillagers and debauchees.

5. What is the name of the hotel the coach stops in front of when they arrive in Totes?
(a) Hotel du Commerce.
(b) Hotel du Napoleon.
(c) Hotel du Totes.
(d) Hotel du Lyon.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," who do the members of the National Guard occasionally shoot?

2. As they discuss persuading Boule de Suif on the third day in Totes, how did the Count utter several "rather risky witticisms"?

3. What do the men search for in the farmhouses beside the road that they cannot find in "Boule de Suif"?

4. What settles on the city of Rouen in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?

5. As they discuss the Prussian officer on the third day in Totes, why does Madame Carre-Lamadon's eyes glisten and her face grow pale?

(see the answer key)

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