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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the coach passengers resemble "obese priests in their cassocks" when they meet for their seats?
(a) Because they are devout Christians.
(b) Because they are disguised as priests.
(c) Because they are very fat.
(d) Because they are swathed in heavy winter wraps.

2. In "Boule de Suif," who is the "terror of all respectable people"?
(a) Boule de Suif.
(b) Monsieur Carre-Lamadon.
(c) Comte de Breville.
(d) Cornudet.

3. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," what kind of soldiers are NOT wandering through the town?
(a) Volunteers.
(b) Enlisted.
(c) Retired.
(d) Artillerymen.

4. Who faints from hunger after the odor of food permeates the coach in the story?
(a) Boule de Suif.
(b) Comtesse de Breville
(c) Madame Carre-Lamadon.
(d) The old nun.

5. As "Boule de Suif" opens, how many days have the soldiers wandered through town?
(a) One.
(b) Few.
(c) Several.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Boule de Suif much sought after in the story?

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

4. In the beginning of the story, what do the conquerors exact from the inhabitants of Rouen?

5. The soldiers advanced in what kind of fashion in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?

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