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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What dropped into Cornudet's mighty beard during their trip from Totes that looked like "stars"?
(a) Yolk.
(b) Bread.
(c) Wine.
(d) Pear.

2. What do the rest of the company do after Boule de Suif leaves for church on the third day in Totes?
(a) Drew their chairs together in order to play a game of cards.
(b) Drew their chairs together for to recite Bible passages.
(c) Drew their chairs together to decide on some course of action.
(d) Drew their chairs together to decide what to have for dinner.

3. When the coach starts on its departure from Totes, what is Boule de Suif's attitude toward her neighbors?
(a) Sympathetic.
(b) Indignant.
(c) Grateful.
(d) Disappointment.

4. Whose "vulgar temperament broke bounds" after Monsieur Follenvie returned from the Prussian officer's room on the third day in Totes?
(a) Madame Loiseau.
(b) Madame Carre-Lamadon.
(c) Comtess de Breville.
(d) Boule de Suif.

5. What country are the passengers in "Boule de Suif" traveling through on a coach?
(a) Spain.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Russia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Loiseau get the object he takes out in the coach on their departure from Totes?

2. What does Boule de Suif remember about their trip to Totes in the coach departing from it?

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

4. What is the tone Maupassant uses in describing the "good sisters" in the coach on their departure from Totes?

5. When the male passengers meet with the Prussian officer after luncheon the first day in Totes, what does he do?

(see the answer key)

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