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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In "Boule de Suif," who has the best seats in the coach?
(a) Comte and Comtesse Hubert de Breville.
(b) Monsieur and Madame Carre-Lamadon.
(c) Two Nuns.
(d) Monsieur and Madame Loiseau.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What country are the passengers in "Boule de Suif" traveling through on a coach?

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

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

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

5. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," what are the "Avengers of Defeat," "Citizens of the Tomb," and "Brethren in Death."

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