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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Cornudet follow Boule de Suif to her room their first night in Totes?
(a) To request she spy on their passengers.
(b) To ask her to speak to the Prussian officer.
(c) To make sexual advances toward her.
(d) To invite her for a late night supper.

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

3. "Boule de Suif" is set during which war?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Franco-Prussian.
(c) WWI.
(d) Napoleonic.

4. What settles on the city of Rouen in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?
(a) A howling wind and united front.
(b) A dense fog and quiet anticipation.
(c) A flurry of activity and sudden expectation.
(d) A profound calm and silent dread.

5. What instrument does Monsieur Follenvie's chest sound like during the card game the first day in Totes?
(a) A guitar.
(b) A horn.
(c) An organ.
(d) A drum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the group of passengers urge Boule de Suif to speak to the Prussian officer when they first arrive in Totes?

2. In Totes, who appeared only at meals and said nothing about the Prussian officer's request regarding Boule de Suif?

3. When the passengers return from their walk on the second day in Totes, why do the exchange sharp words over the "merest trifles"?

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

5. Why are the coach passengers frightened when they first arrive in Totes?

(see the answer key)

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