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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the morning of their first day in Totes, where do the male passengers find the coach driver?
(a) In the hotel lobby.
(b) In the stable.
(c) In the village cafe.
(d) In the church.

2. Who faints from hunger after the odor of food permeates the coach in the story?
(a) Comtesse de Breville
(b) Madame Carre-Lamadon.
(c) The old nun.
(d) Boule de Suif.

3. Why is Boule de Suif much sought after in the story?
(a) Because of her knowledge of many subjects.
(b) Because of her connections to high society.
(c) Because of her fresh, pleasing appearance.
(d) Because of her kind, warm heart.

4. Who does Madame Follenvie address herself to while the passengers dine during their first supper in Totes?
(a) Boule de Suif.
(b) Cornudet.
(c) The Countess.
(d) The Old Nun.

5. What object does Cornudet use that is described as "admirably colored to a black the shade of its owner's teeth"?
(a) A pipe.
(b) A wallet.
(c) A jug.
(d) A Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of soldiers wander through the town in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?

2. What does Cornudet notice about Loiseau and his wife as they pass the two hours before dinner the first day in Totes?

3. What do the coach passengers do to pass the two hours before dinner the first day in Totes?

4. Why does Boule de Suif refuse Cornudet their first night in Totes?

5. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," who do the members of the National Guard occasionally shoot?

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