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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Boule de Suif arrives at the coach from their departure from Totes, why do the tier skirts appear "infected with some deadly disease"?
(a) Because they were infected with disease.
(b) Because Boule de Suif's son died from disease.
(c) Because they weren't laundered before departure.
(d) Because they didn't want to touch Boule de Suif.

3. During their first supper in Totes, who states "War is a barbarous proceeding when we attack a peaceful neighbor, but it is a sacred duty when undertaken in defense of one' country."
(a) Cornudet.
(b) Boule de Suif.
(c) Monsieur Follenvie.
(d) The Puny Nun.

4. What does Monsieur Follenvie announce about the Prussian officer as the passengers are about to sit down to dinner the first day in Totes?
(a) He wants to know if Mademoiselle Elisabeth Rousset has changed her mind.
(b) He wants to know if Madame Loiseau has changed her mind.
(c) He wants to know if the two nuns have changed their minds.
(d) He wants to know if Madame Follenvie has changed her mind.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the description given of the person who chuckles at Boule de Suif's crying in the coach from Totes?

2. The Prussian officer who often dined at the same table with the family, expressed sympathy with __________.

3. What is NOT one of the reasons the coach passengers discuss in the kitchen after the meeting with the Prussian officer the first day in Totes?

4. Who is talking to Monsieur Carre-Lamadon as the ladies discuss Madame d'Etrelles in the coach from Totes?

5. At dinner the first day in Totes, who manifested a lively and tender sympathy for Boule de Suif?

(see the answer key)

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