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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After night falls, what does Madame de Breville offer Boule de Suif when the cold makes her shiver in the coach?
(a) Her blanket.
(b) Her foot-warmer.
(c) Her fur collar.
(d) Her boots.

2. In "Boule de Suif," Loiseau sold very _____wine at a very ____price.
(a) Bad; high.
(b) Good; high.
(c) Bad; low.
(d) Good; low.

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

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

5. At three o'clock, what does Boule de Suif remove from an enormous dish in the story?
(a) One duck.
(b) A half of turkey.
(c) Two hams.
(d) Two chickens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the coach passengers resemble "obese priests in their cassocks" when they meet for their seats?

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

3. According to the narrator, who feels affection for the "pomp and circumstance of despotic government"?

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

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

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