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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year does the story "Boule de Suif" take place?
(a) 1671.
(b) 1771.
(c) 1871.
(d) 1971.

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

3. What is the coach floor covered with as the passengers take their seats?
(a) Fur.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Wool.
(d) Straw.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many passengers are traveling on a coach in "Boule de Suif"?

4. How do the nuns in "Boule de Suif" spend their time in the coach?

5. When the coach lights the lantern, what hovers over the sweating flanks of the horses and roadside?

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