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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Monsieur Follenvie tell his wife to do when she comes to fetch him to go to bed during the card game?
(a) Have a glass of milk in the drawing room.
(b) Fetch my slippers before retiring.
(c) Wait up with my sherry.
(d) Put my egg-nogg by the fire.

2. Where is the Prussian officer staying in the inn in Totes?
(a) In the best room.
(b) In the back room.
(c) In a modest room.
(d) In the front room.

3. In "Boule de Suif," how do the men speak of money matters in the coach?
(a) In a tone expressive of contempt for the rich.
(b) In a tone expressive of sorrow for the poor.
(c) In a tone expressive of contempt for the poor.
(d) In a tone expressive of envy for the rich.

4. 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 inquire about money.
(d) To ask to stay in Totes.

5. Why does Cornudet follow Boule de Suif to her room their first night in Totes?
(a) To ask her to speak to the Prussian officer.
(b) To invite her for a late night supper.
(c) To request she spy on their passengers.
(d) To make sexual advances toward her.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Boule de Suif," who is a king in the cotton trade with a much younger wife?

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

3. What does Boule de Suif stammer when she returns from her meeting with Prussian officer when they first arrive in Totes?

4. What passengers are the last to alight from the coach when they arrive in Totes?

5. What port city do the merchants in Rouen have business in and have to reach, despite being occupied by the Germans?

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