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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Retiring after supper on their first night in Totes, Loiseau puts his eye to the bedroom keyhole in order to discover the ________of the corridor.
(a) Apparitions.
(b) Truths.
(c) Mysteries.
(d) Inhabitants.

2. In the beginning of the story, what do the conquerors exact from the inhabitants of Rouen?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Accolades.
(c) Money.
(d) Transportation.

3. What do boat-men and fishermen often haul to the surface in "Boule de Suif"?
(a) Buried treasures.
(b) The body of a German.
(c) Disgarded weapons.
(d) Fish.

4. The Prussian officer afforded a ______example of that ______bearing which seems natural to the ______soldier.
(a) Fine; insolent; victorious.
(b) Poor; hospitable; defeated.
(c) Fine; hospitable; victorious.
(d) Poor; insolent; defeated.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During their first supper in Totes, who states "War is a barbarous proceeding when we attack a peaceful neighbor, but it is a sacred duty when undertaken in defense of one' country."

3. As they dined after the first indignant outburst the first day in Totes, the coach passengers spoke _______and thought _______.

4. Why do the male passengers want to meet with the Prussian officer after luncheon the first day in Totes?

5. Why do the men invite Monsieur Follenvie to join their card game after dinner the first day in Totes?

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