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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the beginning of the story, the vanquished in the city of Rouen realize they had to be civil to whom?
(a) Their peers.
(b) Their allies.
(c) Their conquerors.
(d) Their family.

3. When the passengers return from their walk on the second day in Totes, why do the exchange sharp words over the "merest trifles"?
(a) Because they are ill.
(b) Because they are restless.
(c) Because they are famished.
(d) Because they are exhausted.

4. Why does the person who appears suddenly at the end of the street on the second day in Totes walk with in a peculiar motion with knees apart?
(a) So as not to soil their overcoat.
(b) So as not to appear bored.
(c) So as not to soil their boots.
(d) So as not to appear defeated.

5. What is the Prussian officer wearing when the male passengers meet them after luncheon the first day in Totes?
(a) A gorgeous dressing-gown.
(b) A tattered uniform.
(c) An opulent costume.
(d) A tailored suit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the rest of the company do after Boule de Suif leaves for church on the third day in Totes?

2. In "Boule de Suif," where do the travelers meet to take their seats in the coach in the morning?

3. When the clock strikes ten first day in Totes, who tells Monsieur Follenvie that "They are not to start without an order from me"?

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

5. As the passenger drew together to make their course of action to persuade Boule de Suif on the third day in Totes, the ladies were adept at _______phrases and _______subtleties of expression to describe the most ________things.

(see the answer key)

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