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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As Cornudet settles beside the kitchen fireplace, what does he do as he "sucked the foam from his mustache" the first day in Totes?
(a) Crossed his long legs near the fire.
(b) Shook with laughter and held his belly with his greasy fingers.
(c) Turned the pages of a book with his long fingers.
(d) Passed his long fingers through his long greasy hair.

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 restless.
(b) Because they are ill.
(c) Because they are exhausted.
(d) Because they are famished.

4. The Prussian officer afforded a ______example of that ______bearing which seems natural to the ______soldier.
(a) Fine; hospitable; victorious.
(b) Fine; insolent; victorious.
(c) Poor; insolent; defeated.
(d) Poor; hospitable; defeated.

5. In "Boule de Suif," where do the travelers meet to take their seats in the coach in the morning?
(a) The lobby of Normandie bank.
(b) The main entrance of Normandie park.
(c) The courtyard of Hotel de Normandie.
(d) The garage on Rue Normandie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Count whisper "Hush!" to the group as they discuss persuading Boule de Suif on the third day in Totes?

2. As they discuss the Prussian officer on the third day in Totes, why does Madame Carre-Lamadon's eyes glisten and her face grow pale?

3. What metaphor does Maupassant use to describe Boule de Suif's tears in the coach from Totes?

4. Who declares after they take their seats in the coach for their departure from Totes, "What a mercy I am not sitting beside that creature!"

5. In the morning of their first day in Totes, where do the male passengers find the coach driver?

(see the answer key)

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