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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) Education.
(b) War.
(c) Family.
(d) Romance.

2. What do the ladies on the coach bring to warm their feet in "Boule de Suif"?
(a) Small lanterns.
(b) Fur-lined boots.
(c) Copper foot-warmers.
(d) Silk leggings.

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

4. What does the rumor about the Prussians concern in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?
(a) That they were about to enter Rouen.
(b) That they were about to enter Paris.
(c) That they were about to leave Rouen.
(d) That they were about to leave Paris.

5. 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) Berlin.
(d) Rome.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who faints from hunger after the odor of food permeates the coach in the story?

3. At the beginning of the story, the vanquished in the city of Rouen realize they had to be civil to whom?

4. What settles on the city of Rouen in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?

5. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," what happens to the National Guards' arms, uniforms, and death dealing paraphernalia?

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