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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of soldiers wander through the town in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?
(a) Defeated.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Joyful.
(d) Triumphant.

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

3. 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 bottle of rum.
(c) A knuckle of ham.
(d) A carafe of coffee.

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

5. In the coach, who does Cornudet revile that makes Boule de Suif become indignant?
(a) Marie Antoinette.
(b) Louis-Napoleon.
(c) Charles X.
(d) Rousseau.

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

3. What do boat-men and fishermen often haul to the surface in "Boule de Suif"?

4. Why does the four-horse coach decide to leave on Tuesday morning before daybreak?

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

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