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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Monsieur Follenvie to "Kindly tell the scoundrel, that carrion of a Prussian, that I will never consent"?
(a) Madame Carre-Lamadon.
(b) The Old Nun.
(c) Boule de Suif.
(d) Madame Loiseau.

2. What speed is the coach moving along its journey to Totes in "Boule de Suif"?
(a) Not moving.
(b) Moderately.
(c) Quickly.
(d) Slowly.

3. What is the name of the card game the men propose to play after dinner the first day in Totes?
(a) Euchre.
(b) Escarte.
(c) Eleusis.
(d) Eighty-three.

4. In "Boule de Suif," who is the "terror of all respectable people"?
(a) Cornudet.
(b) Boule de Suif.
(c) Monsieur Carre-Lamadon.
(d) Comte de Breville.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," the soldiers wore long, dirty________ and tattered _________.

2. When the coach lights the lantern, what hovers over the sweating flanks of the horses and roadside?

3. In the beginning of the story, what do the conquerors exact from the inhabitants of Rouen?

4. What is the coach floor covered with as the passengers take their seats?

5. How does Boule de Suif respond to the matrons loud whispers of "hussy" and "public scandal" about her?

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