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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the second day in Totes, the coach passengers, for want of something better to do before lunch, do what?
(a) Wander around the coach.
(b) Walk to the square.
(c) Read by the fire.
(d) Nap in their rooms.

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.
(a) Mysteries.
(b) Truths.
(c) Apparitions.
(d) Inhabitants.

3. How many hours has the coach been on the road for when they see the lights glimmer from Totes?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Nine.
(c) Five.
(d) Eleven.

4. Why does Madame Loiseau state that the officer has "behaved very well" on the third day in Totes?
(a) Because he could have chosen a poor peasant woman instead of Boule de Suif.
(b) Because he didn't choose any of the women.
(c) Because he could have chosen one of the married women instead of Boule de Suif.
(d) Because he chose the married women over Boule de Suif.

5. What object does Cornudet use that is described as "admirably colored to a black the shade of its owner's teeth"?
(a) A wallet.
(b) A pipe.
(c) A Bible.
(d) A jug.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Boule de Suif refuse Cornudet their first night in Totes?

2. After night falls, what does Madame de Breville offer Boule de Suif when the cold makes her shiver in the coach?

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

4. What instrument does Monsieur Follenvie's chest sound like during the card game the first day in Totes?

5. Who breaks their jug on the table in indignation at the Prussian officer's request regarding Boule de Suif?

(see the answer key)

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