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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Madame Follenvie address herself to while the passengers dine during their first supper in Totes?
(a) The Old Nun.
(b) Boule de Suif.
(c) The Countess.
(d) Cornudet.

2. What passengers are the last to alight from the coach when they arrive in Totes?
(a) The two nuns.
(b) Monsieur and Madame Carre-Lamadon.
(c) Comtesse and Comte de Breville.
(d) Boule de Suif and Cornudet.

3. At dinner the first day in Totes, who manifested a lively and tender sympathy for Boule de Suif?
(a) The nuns.
(b) The women.
(c) The men.
(d) The innkeepers.

4. Why does the four-horse coach decide to leave on Tuesday morning before daybreak?
(a) To avoid traffic on the road.
(b) To take advantage of the daylight.
(c) To get a head start on their journey.
(d) To avoid attracting a crowd.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of the story, what do the conquerors exact from the inhabitants of Rouen?

2. Who faints from hunger after the odor of food permeates the coach in the story?

3. How do the nuns in "Boule de Suif" spend their time in the coach?

4. What is the reason the Prussian officer gives the male passengers about refusing to start on their journey to Dieppe?

5. At three o'clock, what does Boule de Suif remove from an enormous dish in the story?

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