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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As they begin to share the provisions Boule de Suif offers, what do they talk about?
(a) War.
(b) Romance.
(c) Family.
(d) Education.

2. When the male passengers meet with the Prussian officer after luncheon the first day in Totes, what does he do?
(a) He rose, but neither greeted them, or even glanced in their direction.
(b) He neither rose nor greeted them, but glanced in their direction.
(c) He rose, greeted them, and glanced in their direction.
(d) He neither rose, greeted them, nor even glanced in their direction.

3. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," the anguish of _______made men even desire the arrival of the________ .
(a) Knowledge; allies.
(b) Suspense; allies.
(c) Suspense; enemy.
(d) Knowledge; enemy.

4. As they dined after the first indignant outburst the first day in Totes, the coach passengers spoke _______and thought _______.
(a) Little; much.
(b) Some; much.
(c) Much; little.
(d) Little; some.

5. At the beginning of the story, the vanquished in the city of Rouen realize they had to be civil to whom?
(a) Their family.
(b) Their peers.
(c) Their allies.
(d) Their conquerors.

Short Answer Questions

1. When they arrive at Totes, the mood at supper after Boule de Suif returns from her meeting with the Prussian officer is characterized as what?

2. What speed is the coach moving along its journey to Totes in "Boule de Suif"?

3. In the morning of their first day in Totes, where do the male passengers find the coach driver?

4. Why are the coach passengers frightened when they first arrive in Totes?

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

(see the answer key)

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