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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument does Monsieur Follenvie's chest sound like during the card game the first day in Totes?
(a) A drum.
(b) A horn.
(c) An organ.
(d) A guitar.

2. According to the servant, why does Monsieur Follenvie never rise before ten o'clock?
(a) Because of his migraines.
(b) Because of his asthma.
(c) Because of his depression.
(d) Because of his insomnia.

3. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," what happens to the National Guards' arms, uniforms, and death dealing paraphernalia?
(a) It suddenly disappeared.
(b) It was quickly burned.
(c) It was slowly buried.
(d) It appeared intermittently.

4. What do the men search for in the farmhouses beside the road that they cannot find in "Boule de Suif"?
(a) Water.
(b) Toilets.
(c) Food.
(d) Blankets.

5. Who declares at dinner the first day in Totes that the Prussians behaved liked "ancient barbarians"?
(a) Madame Carre-Lamadon.
(b) Boule de Suif.
(c) Comte de Breville.
(d) Loiseau.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Boule de Suif much sought after in the story?

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

3. 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?

4. In "Boule de Suif," who is the "terror of all respectable people"?

5. Who "remained apart from the rest, taking no share in the plot" of persuading Boule de Suif to sleep with the Prussian.

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