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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) Havre.
(b) Vienna.
(c) Rome.
(d) Berlin.

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

3. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," who do the members of the National Guard occasionally shoot?
(a) Members of the Russian army.
(b) Members of their own sentinels.
(c) Members of the German army.
(d) Members of their own family.

4. As "Boule de Suif" opens, how many days have the soldiers wandered through town?
(a) Few.
(b) One.
(c) Several.
(d) Two.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As they begin to share the provisions Boule de Suif offers, what do they talk about?

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

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

4. What is the coach floor covered with as the passengers take their seats?

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

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