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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What speed is the coach moving along its journey to Totes in "Boule de Suif"?
(a) Slowly.
(b) Quickly.
(c) Moderately.
(d) Not moving.

2. What do the men search for in the farmhouses beside the road that they cannot find in "Boule de Suif"?
(a) Blankets.
(b) Food.
(c) Toilets.
(d) Water.

3. How do the leaders of "Avengers of Defeat," "Citizens of the Tomb," and "Brethren in Death" behave?
(a) As though they alone bore the fortunes of dying France on their braggart shoulders.
(b) As though they alone bore the fortunes of the birth of France on their humble shoulders.
(c) As though they alone bore the fortunes of dying Germany on their braggart shoulders.
(d) As though they alone bore the fortunes of the birth of Germany on their humble shoulders.

4. In the beginning of the story, what do the conquerors exact from the inhabitants of Rouen?
(a) Accolades.
(b) Transportation.
(c) Money.
(d) Clothes.

5. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," what kind of soldiers are NOT wandering through the town?
(a) Artillerymen.
(b) Enlisted.
(c) Retired.
(d) Volunteers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What port city do the merchants in Rouen have business in and have to reach, despite being occupied by the Germans?

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

3. What does the rumor about the Prussians concern in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?

4. The soldiers advanced in what kind of fashion in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?

5. In the coach, who does Cornudet revile that makes Boule de Suif become indignant?

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