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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Boule de Suif," where do the travelers meet to take their seats in the coach in the morning?
(a) The main entrance of Normandie park.
(b) The garage on Rue Normandie.
(c) The courtyard of Hotel de Normandie.
(d) The lobby of Normandie bank.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Cornudet have that he offers to his neighbors in the coach on the way to Totes?

4. In the beginning of the story, what do the conquerors exact from the inhabitants of Rouen?

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

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