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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 leaders of "Avengers of Defeat," "Citizens of the Tomb," and "Brethren in Death" behave?
(a) As though they alone bore the fortunes of dying Germany on their braggart shoulders.
(b) As though they alone bore the fortunes of dying France on their braggart shoulders.
(c) As though they alone bore the fortunes of the birth of France on their humble shoulders.
(d) As though they alone bore the fortunes of the birth of Germany on their humble shoulders.

2. Why does the person who appears suddenly at the end of the street on the second day in Totes walk with in a peculiar motion with knees apart?
(a) So as not to appear bored.
(b) So as not to soil their overcoat.
(c) So as not to soil their boots.
(d) So as not to appear defeated.

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

4. In "Boule de Suif," how do the men speak of money matters in the coach?
(a) In a tone expressive of contempt for the poor.
(b) In a tone expressive of contempt for the rich.
(c) In a tone expressive of sorrow for the poor.
(d) In a tone expressive of envy for the rich.

5. On their walk the second day in Totes, why does the Count tell Loiseau that "we should be pursued at once, overtaken in ten minutes, and brought back as prisoners at the mercy of the soldiery"?
(a) Because Loiseau suggests they escape on foot.
(b) Because Loiseau suggests they steal the carriage.
(c) Because Loiseau suggests they abandon Boule de Suif.
(d) Because Loiseau suggests they kill the Prussian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of paper is the cheese that Comtess de Breville take out in the coach on their departure from Totes wrapped in?

2. Where is the Prussian officer staying in the inn in Totes?

3. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif" who are "scoundrels often brave beyond measure"?

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

5. On their walk the second day in Totes, what do the ladies discuss as the men talk of war?

(see the answer key)

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