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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the male passengers want to meet with the Prussian officer after luncheon the first day in Totes?
(a) To steal his weapons.
(b) To ask to start on their journey.
(c) To ask to stay in Totes.
(d) To inquire about money.

2. What is NOT one of the reasons the coach passengers discuss in the kitchen after the meeting with the Prussian officer the first day in Totes?
(a) They were being held hostage.
(b) They were being held because of Boule de Suif.
(c) They were to be extradited as prisoners of war.
(d) They were to be held for ransom.

3. What settles on the city of Rouen in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?
(a) A profound calm and silent dread.
(b) A flurry of activity and sudden expectation.
(c) A howling wind and united front.
(d) A dense fog and quiet anticipation.

4. What is the name of the hotel the coach stops in front of when they arrive in Totes?
(a) Hotel du Totes.
(b) Hotel du Commerce.
(c) Hotel du Lyon.
(d) Hotel du Napoleon.

5. When the clock strikes ten first day in Totes, who tells Monsieur Follenvie that "They are not to start without an order from me"?
(a) Madame Follenvie.
(b) The Prussian officer.
(c) The coach driver.
(d) Boule de Suif.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the coach driver doing when the male passengers find him the morning of the first day in Totes?

2. Who tells Monsieur Follenvie to "Kindly tell the scoundrel, that carrion of a Prussian, that I will never consent"?

3. What is the Prussian officer wearing when the male passengers meet them after luncheon the first day in Totes?

4. At the beginning of the story, the vanquished in the city of Rouen realize they had to be civil to whom?

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

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