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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What settles on the city of Rouen in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?
(a) A dense fog and quiet anticipation.
(b) A profound calm and silent dread.
(c) A flurry of activity and sudden expectation.
(d) A howling wind and united front.

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

3. At three o'clock, what does Boule de Suif remove from an enormous dish in the story?
(a) Two chickens.
(b) Two hams.
(c) One duck.
(d) A half of turkey.

4. "Boule de Suif" is set during which war?
(a) WWI.
(b) Napoleonic.
(c) Franco-Prussian.
(d) Spanish.

5. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif" who are "scoundrels often brave beyond measure"?
(a) Debauchees and aristocracy.
(b) Pillagers and nobility.
(c) Merchants and nobility.
(d) Pillagers and debauchees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What speed is the coach moving along its journey to Totes in "Boule de Suif"?

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

3. In "Boule de Suif," who is the "terror of all respectable people"?

4. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," the anguish of _______made men even desire the arrival of the________ .

5. Why do the coach passengers resemble "obese priests in their cassocks" when they meet for their seats?

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