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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the passengers respond when Boule de Suif arrives at the coach for their departure?
(a) The men help her while the women ignore her.
(b) The women thank her while the men ignore her.
(c) They greet her warmly as if she had been on vacation.
(d) They turn aside as if they had not seen her.

2. What country are the passengers in "Boule de Suif" traveling through on a coach?
(a) Russia.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

3. What powerful argument does the Countess make the most of regarding the Church at dinner the third day in Totes?
(a) That the Church will not pardon crimes that are not done for the glory of God or the good of mankind.
(b) That the Church sometimes pardons crimes even if they are not done for the glory of God or the good of mankind.
(c) That the Church doesn't pardon crimes even when they are done for the glory of God or good of mankind
(d) That the Church readily pardons crimes when they are done for the glory of God or good of mankind.

4. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," the soldiers wore long, dirty________ and tattered _________.
(a) Robes; flags.
(b) Uniforms; flags.
(c) Robes; beards.
(d) Beards; uniforms.

5. What are the lids on the oval dishes that Comtess de Breville take out in the coach on their departure from Totes decorated with?
(a) Copper fruit.
(b) Earthenware hare.
(c) Porcelain flowers.
(d) Painted landscape.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Boule de Suif remember about their trip to Totes in the coach departing from it?

2. Who is talking to Monsieur Carre-Lamadon as the ladies discuss Madame d'Etrelles in the coach from Totes?

3. Whose "vulgar temperament broke bounds" after Monsieur Follenvie returned from the Prussian officer's room on the third day in Totes?

4. 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."

5. In the coach, who does Cornudet revile that makes Boule de Suif become indignant?

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