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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Boule de Suif much sought after in the story?
(a) Because of her kind, warm heart.
(b) Because of her connections to high society.
(c) Because of her fresh, pleasing appearance.
(d) Because of her knowledge of many subjects.

2. In the coach on their departure from Totes, who "sat still, lost in thought"?
(a) Loiseau.
(b) Cornudet.
(c) Boule de Suif.
(d) Comte de Breville.

3. When the male passengers meet with the Prussian officer after luncheon the first day in Totes, what does he do?
(a) He neither rose nor greeted them, but glanced in their direction.
(b) He rose, greeted them, and glanced in their direction.
(c) He neither rose, greeted them, nor even glanced in their direction.
(d) He rose, but neither greeted them, or even glanced in their direction.

4. Who "remained apart from the rest, taking no share in the plot" of persuading Boule de Suif to sleep with the Prussian.
(a) Loiseau.
(b) Cornudet.
(c) Comte de Breville.
(d) Monsieur Follenvie.

5. What year does the story "Boule de Suif" take place?
(a) 1671.
(b) 1771.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1871.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Boule de Suif's real name?

2. According to the coach driver, who gave him command the morning of the first day in Totes?

3. In the coach from Totes, Cornudet _____like a man who had just thought of a good _______.

4. What do the men search for in the farmhouses beside the road that they cannot find in "Boule de Suif"?

5. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," what are the "Avengers of Defeat," "Citizens of the Tomb," and "Brethren in Death."

(see the answer key)

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