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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As they begin to share the provisions Boule de Suif offers, what do they talk about?
(a) Romance.
(b) Family.
(c) War.
(d) Education.

2. What is the weather like as the passengers wait for their seats in "Boule de Suif"?
(a) It is sunny.
(b) It is raining.
(c) It is cloudy.
(d) It is snowing.

3. In "Boule de Suif," how do the men speak of money matters in the coach?
(a) In a tone expressive of contempt for the rich.
(b) In a tone expressive of contempt for the poor.
(c) In a tone expressive of envy for the rich.
(d) In a tone expressive of sorrow for the poor.

4. In "Boule de Suif," who is a king in the cotton trade with a much younger wife?
(a) Monsieur Carre-Lamadon.
(b) Monsieur de Suif.
(c) Comte Hubert de Breville.
(d) Cornudet.

5. How do the nuns in "Boule de Suif" spend their time in the coach?
(a) Listening.
(b) Reading.
(c) Praying.
(d) Sleeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Loiseau fancy he sees receive a noiseless blow in the dark in the coach?

2. What year does the story "Boule de Suif" take place?

3. According to the narrator, who feels affection for the "pomp and circumstance of despotic government"?

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

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

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