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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, what do the male passengers see the Prussian soldiers doing in the town square while looking for the coach driver?
(a) Practicing drills for the next battle.
(b) Burying the dead and attending to the wounded.
(c) Stockpiling weapons and provisions.
(d) Helping the women with household chores.

2. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," the anguish of _______made men even desire the arrival of the________ .
(a) Suspense; allies.
(b) Suspense; enemy.
(c) Knowledge; allies.
(d) Knowledge; enemy.

3. Why do the men invite Monsieur Follenvie to join their card game after dinner the first day in Totes?
(a) To berate him about the lack of provisions.
(b) To request from him another free night at the inn.
(c) To cheat him out of his money in cards.
(d) To question him on how to change the officer's mind.

4. When the coach lights the lantern, what hovers over the sweating flanks of the horses and roadside?
(a) A shadow of moonlight.
(b) A light mist.
(c) A cloud of vapor.
(d) A dense fog.

5. 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 have not returned.
(b) That they are in league to cheat.
(c) That they are atheists.
(d) That they understand German.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Boule de Suif" is set during which war?

2. Why are the coach passengers frightened when they first arrive in Totes?

3. When they arrive at Totes, the mood at supper after Boule de Suif returns from her meeting with the Prussian officer is characterized as what?

4. What does Monsieur Follenvie tell his wife to do when she comes to fetch him to go to bed during the card game?

5. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," what happens to the National Guards' arms, uniforms, and death dealing paraphernalia?

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