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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As they discuss persuading Boule de Suif on the third day in Totes, how did the Count utter several "rather risky witticisms"?
(a) Softly.
(b) Easily.
(c) Tactfully.
(d) Loudly.

2. Who is the "creature" the person is referring to in the coach from Totes?
(a) The Old Nun.
(b) Comtess de Breville.
(c) Loiseau.
(d) Boule de Suif.

3. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," who do the members of the National Guard occasionally shoot?
(a) Members of the Russian army.
(b) Members of the German army.
(c) Members of their own sentinels.
(d) Members of their own family.

4. How many passengers are traveling on a coach in "Boule de Suif"?
(a) Eight.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Six.

5. 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) Cheerful.
(b) Tense.
(c) Gloomy.
(d) Mournful.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the second day in Totes, the coach passengers, for want of something better to do before lunch, do what?

2. On the second day in Totes, the coach passengers rose early, with a _______hope of being allowed to start, a _______desire than ever to do so.

3. As they begin to share the provisions Boule de Suif offers, what do they talk about?

4. When the coach starts on its departure from Totes, what is Boule de Suif's attitude toward her neighbors?

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

(see the answer key)

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