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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What port city do the merchants in Rouen have business in and have to reach, despite being occupied by the Germans?
(a) Rome.
(b) Vienna.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Havre.

2. At the beginning of the story, the vanquished in the city of Rouen realize they had to be civil to whom?
(a) Their family.
(b) Their allies.
(c) Their peers.
(d) Their conquerors.

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

4. In "Boule de Suif," who is the "terror of all respectable people"?
(a) Comte de Breville.
(b) Monsieur Carre-Lamadon.
(c) Boule de Suif.
(d) Cornudet.

5. Who does Loiseau fancy he sees receive a noiseless blow in the dark in the coach?
(a) Cornudet.
(b) Comte de Breville.
(c) The coachman.
(d) Monsieur Carre-Lamadon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men search for in the farmhouses beside the road that they cannot find in "Boule de Suif"?

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

3. After night falls, what does Madame de Breville offer Boule de Suif when the cold makes her shiver in the coach?

4. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," what kind of soldiers are NOT wandering through the town?

5. What do the ladies on the coach bring to warm their feet in "Boule de Suif"?

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