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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of soldiers wander through the town in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?
(a) Intelligent.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Defeated.
(d) Triumphant.

2. What does Cornudet notice about Loiseau and his wife as they pass the two hours before dinner the first day in Totes?
(a) That they are in league to cheat.
(b) That they are atheists.
(c) That they understand German.
(d) That they have not returned.

3. What do the coach passengers do to pass the two hours before dinner the first day in Totes?
(a) Read the paper.
(b) Walk to town.
(c) Play cards.
(d) Recite scripture.

4. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," the soldiers wore long, dirty________ and tattered _________.
(a) Robes; beards.
(b) Beards; uniforms.
(c) Uniforms; flags.
(d) Robes; flags.

5. In Totes, who appeared only at meals and said nothing about the Prussian officer's request regarding Boule de Suif?
(a) The nuns.
(b) The women.
(c) The innkeepers.
(d) The men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the word that no one is shocked to hear about the Prussian officer's request?

2. During their first supper in Totes, who states "War is a barbarous proceeding when we attack a peaceful neighbor, but it is a sacred duty when undertaken in defense of one' country."

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

4. In the morning of the first day in Totes, what two people does Cornudet listen to forecast the future of France, one advocating the Orleans dynasty, the other an unknown savior?

5. Why is Boule de Suif much sought after in the story?

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