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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif" who are "scoundrels often brave beyond measure"?
(a) Pillagers and debauchees.
(b) Merchants and nobility.
(c) Pillagers and nobility.
(d) Debauchees and aristocracy.

2. As they discuss persuading Boule de Suif on the third day in Totes, how did the Count utter several "rather risky witticisms"?
(a) Easily.
(b) Softly.
(c) Tactfully.
(d) Loudly.

3. What is the weather like as the passengers wait for their seats in "Boule de Suif"?
(a) It is cloudy.
(b) It is snowing.
(c) It is raining.
(d) It is sunny.

4. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," what are the "Avengers of Defeat," "Citizens of the Tomb," and "Brethren in Death."
(a) Reformist campaigners.
(b) Enlisted men.
(c) British dragoon.
(d) Legions of irregulars.

5. What is the metaphor Maupassant uses to describe the course of action the passengers take in persuading Boule de Suif to sleep with the Prussian?
(a) War.
(b) Labor.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Sport.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who declares at dinner the first day in Totes that the Prussians behaved liked "ancient barbarians"?

2. 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?

3. Who does Madame Follenvie address herself to while the passengers dine during their first supper in Totes?

4. Why does Madame Loiseau state that the officer has "behaved very well" on the third day in Totes?

5. Why do the men invite Monsieur Follenvie to join their card game after dinner the first day in Totes?

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