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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cornudet have that he offers to his neighbors in the coach on the way to Totes?
(a) A crust of bread.
(b) A knuckle of ham.
(c) A bottle of rum.
(d) A carafe of coffee.

2. In the afternoon their second day in Totes, who proposes the passengers go for a walk in the village neighborhood?
(a) The nuns.
(b) The Prussian officer.
(c) The Count.
(d) The innkeeper.

3. Where is the Prussian officer staying in the inn in Totes?
(a) In the best room.
(b) In the back room.
(c) In the front room.
(d) In a modest room.

4. Why are the married women "utterly humiliated" at being met by the person on their walk the second day?
(a) Because they are in the company of the innkeeper.
(b) Because they are in the company of Boule de Suif.
(c) Because they are in the company of Loiseau.
(d) Because they are in the company of Cornudet.

5. In "Boule de Suif," who is a king in the cotton trade with a much younger wife?
(a) Monsieur Carre-Lamadon.
(b) Monsieur de Suif.
(c) Cornudet.
(d) Comte Hubert de Breville.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What port city do the merchants in Rouen have business in and have to reach, despite being occupied by the Germans?

3. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," what happens to the National Guards' arms, uniforms, and death dealing paraphernalia?

4. When Boule de Suif arrives at the coach from their departure from Totes, why do the tier skirts appear "infected with some deadly disease"?

5. When the male passengers meet with the Prussian officer after luncheon the first day in Totes, what does he do?

(see the answer key)

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