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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Boule de Suif's real name?
(a) Elisabeth Rousset.
(b) Elisabeth Passant.
(c) Marianne Rousset.
(d) Marianne Passant.

2. What does Boule de Suif stammer when she returns from her meeting with Prussian officer when they first arrive in Totes?
(a) "Oh, the scoundrel! The scoundrel!"
(b) "Oh, the rascal, the rascal!"
(c) "Oh, the coward, the coward!"
(d) "Oh, the hero, the hero!"

3. According to the narrator, who feels affection for the "pomp and circumstance of despotic government"?
(a) Most men.
(b) All women.
(c) Few women.
(d) Some men.

4. Who does Loiseau fancy he sees receive a noiseless blow in the dark in the coach?
(a) Cornudet.
(b) Comte de Breville.
(c) The coachman.
(d) Monsieur Carre-Lamadon.

5. What do boat-men and fishermen often haul to the surface in "Boule de Suif"?
(a) The body of a German.
(b) Fish.
(c) Disgarded weapons.
(d) Buried treasures.

Short Answer Questions

1. What speed is the coach moving along its journey to Totes in "Boule de Suif"?

2. Why do the coach passengers resemble "obese priests in their cassocks" when they meet for their seats?

3. Who sends the Prussian officer a card on which Monsieur Carre-Lamadon inscribes his name and titles?

4. When the male passengers meet with the Prussian officer after luncheon the first day in Totes, what does he do?

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

(see the answer key)

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