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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the card game the men propose to play after dinner the first day in Totes?
(a) Escarte.
(b) Eleusis.
(c) Eighty-three.
(d) Euchre.

2. 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) The Puny Nun.
(b) Monsieur Follenvie.
(c) Boule de Suif.
(d) Cornudet.

3. The Prussian officer who often dined at the same table with the family, expressed sympathy with __________.
(a) United States.
(b) Germany.
(c) Russia.
(d) France.

4. In the beginning of the story, what do the conquerors exact from the inhabitants of Rouen?
(a) Accolades.
(b) Transportation.
(c) Money.
(d) Clothes.

5. In Totes, who appeared only at meals and said nothing about the Prussian officer's request regarding Boule de Suif?
(a) The men.
(b) The women.
(c) The nuns.
(d) The innkeepers.

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

7. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," what are the "Avengers of Defeat," "Citizens of the Tomb," and "Brethren in Death."
(a) Reformist campaigners.
(b) British dragoon.
(c) Legions of irregulars.
(d) Enlisted men.

8. In "Boule de Suif," who is the "terror of all respectable people"?
(a) Monsieur Carre-Lamadon.
(b) Cornudet.
(c) Boule de Suif.
(d) Comte de Breville.

9. What is the coach floor covered with as the passengers take their seats?
(a) Fur.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Wool.
(d) Straw.

10. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," the anguish of _______made men even desire the arrival of the________ .
(a) Knowledge; allies.
(b) Knowledge; enemy.
(c) Suspense; allies.
(d) Suspense; enemy.

11. Where is the Prussian officer staying in the inn in Totes?
(a) In the front room.
(b) In the back room.
(c) In a modest room.
(d) In the best room.

12. 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.

13. How do the nuns in "Boule de Suif" spend their time in the coach?
(a) Reading.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Listening.
(d) Praying.

14. As "Boule de Suif" opens, how many days have the soldiers wandered through town?
(a) Several.
(b) One.
(c) Few.
(d) Two.

15. Who tells Monsieur Follenvie to "Kindly tell the scoundrel, that carrion of a Prussian, that I will never consent"?
(a) Madame Carre-Lamadon.
(b) Boule de Suif.
(c) Madame Loiseau.
(d) The Old Nun.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Boule de Suif," Loiseau sold very _____wine at a very ____price.

2. What year does the story "Boule de Suif" take place?

3. What does Cornudet notice about Loiseau and his wife as they pass the two hours before dinner the first day in Totes?

4. At three o'clock, what does Boule de Suif remove from an enormous dish in the story?

5. Why do the coach passengers resemble "obese priests in their cassocks" when they meet for their seats?

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