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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Boule de Suif much sought after in the story?
(a) Because of her fresh, pleasing appearance.
(b) Because of her kind, warm heart.
(c) Because of her connections to high society.
(d) Because of her knowledge of many subjects.

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

3. When the male passengers meet with the Prussian officer after luncheon the first day in Totes, what does he do?
(a) He rose, greeted them, and glanced in their direction.
(b) He neither rose nor greeted them, but glanced in their direction.
(c) He rose, but neither greeted them, or even glanced in their direction.
(d) He neither rose, greeted them, nor even glanced in their direction.

4. What do the coach passengers do to pass the two hours before dinner the first day in Totes?
(a) Read the paper.
(b) Play cards.
(c) Walk to town.
(d) Recite scripture.

5. What do the ladies on the coach bring to warm their feet in "Boule de Suif"?
(a) Small lanterns.
(b) Silk leggings.
(c) Fur-lined boots.
(d) Copper foot-warmers.

Short Answer 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?

2. Retiring after supper on their first night in Totes, Loiseau puts his eye to the bedroom keyhole in order to discover the ________of the corridor.

3. In "Boule de Suif," who is the "terror of all respectable people"?

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

5. According to the narrator, who feels affection for the "pomp and circumstance of despotic government"?

(see the answer key)

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