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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the coach lights the lantern, what hovers over the sweating flanks of the horses and roadside?
(a) A shadow of moonlight.
(b) A cloud of vapor.
(c) A dense fog.
(d) A light mist.

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?
(a) Mournful.
(b) Gloomy.
(c) Cheerful.
(d) Tense.

3. 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) Turned the pages of a book with his long fingers.
(b) Passed his long fingers through his long greasy hair.
(c) Shook with laughter and held his belly with his greasy fingers.
(d) Crossed his long legs near the fire.

4. What speed is the coach moving along its journey to Totes in "Boule de Suif"?
(a) Moderately.
(b) Slowly.
(c) Not moving.
(d) Quickly.

5. In the coach on their departure from Totes, what is Madame d'Etrelles' two talents that are discussed?
(a) Cooking; gardening.
(b) Gardening; drawing.
(c) Singing; cooking.
(d) Drawing; singing.

Short Answer Questions

1. At luncheon the first day in Totes, who appears ill and worried as they dine?

2. What is the Prussian officer wearing when the male passengers meet them after luncheon the first day in Totes?

3. Who states after dinner the third day in Totes, "when women run after uniforms it's all the same to them whether the men who wear them are French or Prussian. It's perfectly sickening!"

4. What kind of soldiers wander through the town in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?

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

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