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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Boule de Suif," where do the travelers meet to take their seats in the coach in the morning?
(a) The lobby of Normandie bank.
(b) The main entrance of Normandie park.
(c) The courtyard of Hotel de Normandie.
(d) The garage on Rue Normandie.

2. Why do the male passengers want to meet with the Prussian officer after luncheon the first day in Totes?
(a) To inquire about money.
(b) To ask to start on their journey.
(c) To ask to stay in Totes.
(d) To steal his weapons.

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

4. What passengers are the last to alight from the coach when they arrive in Totes?
(a) Comtesse and Comte de Breville.
(b) Monsieur and Madame Carre-Lamadon.
(c) The two nuns.
(d) Boule de Suif and Cornudet.

5. In the coach on their departure from Totes, who "sat still, lost in thought"?
(a) Comte de Breville.
(b) Boule de Suif.
(c) Cornudet.
(d) Loiseau.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT one of the reasons the coach passengers discuss in the kitchen after the meeting with the Prussian officer the first day in Totes?

2. What dropped into Cornudet's mighty beard during their trip from Totes that looked like "stars"?

3. After night falls, what does Madame de Breville offer Boule de Suif when the cold makes her shiver in the coach?

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

5. At the beginning of the story, the vanquished in the city of Rouen realize they had to be civil to whom?

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