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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the ladies on the coach bring to warm their feet in "Boule de Suif"?
(a) Fur-lined boots.
(b) Copper foot-warmers.
(c) Small lanterns.
(d) Silk leggings.

2. Who shrugs in response to being notified about Boule de Suif crying in the coach from Totes?
(a) Comtess de Breville.
(b) Comte de Breville.
(c) Cornudet.
(d) Loiseau.

3. What three people decide NOT to go for a walk in the village neighborhood?
(a) Cornudet, Boule de Suif, and the Puny Nun.
(b) Boule de Suif, the Old Nun, and the Puny Nun.
(c) Cornudet, Boule de Suif, and the Old Nun.
(d) Cornudet, the Old Nun, and the Puny Nun.

4. What does the rumor about the Prussians concern in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?
(a) That they were about to enter Paris.
(b) That they were about to leave Paris.
(c) That they were about to enter Rouen.
(d) That they were about to leave Rouen.

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

2. As they discuss persuading Boule de Suif on the third day in Totes, how did the Count utter several "rather risky witticisms"?

3. Why does Boule de Suif refuse Cornudet their first night in Totes?

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

5. What "broke forth like a cord that is overstrained" for Boule de Suif in the coach on their trip from Totes?

(see the answer key)

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