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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Boule de Suif refuse Cornudet their first night in Totes?
(a) Because she would not suffer to spy on her neighbors.
(b) Because she would not suffer to speak to the enemy.
(c) Because she would not suffer to be caressed with the enemy nearby.
(d) Because she would not suffer to dine with a loathsome companion.

2. What year does the story "Boule de Suif" take place?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1871.
(c) 1771.
(d) 1671.

3. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," what are the "Avengers of Defeat," "Citizens of the Tomb," and "Brethren in Death."
(a) British dragoon.
(b) Reformist campaigners.
(c) Enlisted men.
(d) Legions of irregulars.

4. What is the reason the Prussian officer gives the male passengers about refusing to start on their journey to Dieppe?
(a) The weather is too treacherous.
(b) He can't find the coach driver.
(c) The provisions have run out.
(d) He doesn't offer one.

5. According to the coach driver, what does he tell the male passengers who have been looking for him the morning of the first day in Totes that he is forbidden to do?
(a) Attend confession.
(b) Discuss politics.
(c) Fraternize with them.
(d) Harness the horses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the weather like as the passengers wait for their seats in "Boule de Suif"?

2. Why do the male passengers want to meet with the Prussian officer after luncheon the first day in Totes?

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

4. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," what kind of soldiers are NOT wandering through the town?

5. In the morning of their first day in Totes, what do the male passengers see the Prussian soldiers doing in the town square while looking for the coach driver?

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