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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of the story, the vanquished in the city of Rouen realize they had to be civil to whom?
(a) Their allies.
(b) Their conquerors.
(c) Their family.
(d) Their peers.

2. When the clock strikes ten first day in Totes, who tells Monsieur Follenvie that "They are not to start without an order from me"?
(a) The coach driver.
(b) The Prussian officer.
(c) Madame Follenvie.
(d) Boule de Suif.

3. Who breaks their jug on the table in indignation at the Prussian officer's request regarding Boule de Suif?
(a) Monsieur Carre-Lamadon.
(b) Cornudet.
(c) Comte de Breville.
(d) Monsieur Follenvie.

4. The Prussian officer afforded a ______example of that ______bearing which seems natural to the ______soldier.
(a) Poor; hospitable; defeated.
(b) Poor; insolent; defeated.
(c) Fine; hospitable; victorious.
(d) Fine; insolent; victorious.

5. What is Boule de Suif's real name?
(a) Elisabeth Passant.
(b) Marianne Rousset.
(c) Marianne Passant.
(d) Elisabeth Rousset.

6. In the morning of their first day in Totes, what do the male passengers see the Prussian soldiers doing in the town square while looking for the coach driver?
(a) Stockpiling weapons and provisions.
(b) Helping the women with household chores.
(c) Practicing drills for the next battle.
(d) Burying the dead and attending to the wounded.

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

8. What is the weather like as the passengers wait for their seats in "Boule de Suif"?
(a) It is snowing.
(b) It is raining.
(c) It is sunny.
(d) It is cloudy.

9. What does Cornudet notice about Loiseau and his wife as they pass the two hours before dinner the first day in Totes?
(a) That they understand German.
(b) That they are atheists.
(c) That they are in league to cheat.
(d) That they have not returned.

10. What is the coach driver doing when the male passengers find him the morning of the first day in Totes?
(a) Harnessing the horses.
(b) Fraternizing with the officer's orderly.
(c) Arguing with the innkeeper's wife.
(d) Confessing to the priest.

11. What do the ladies on the coach bring to warm their feet in "Boule de Suif"?
(a) Fur-lined boots.
(b) Small lanterns.
(c) Silk leggings.
(d) Copper foot-warmers.

12. What passengers are the last to alight from the coach when they arrive in Totes?
(a) Monsieur and Madame Carre-Lamadon.
(b) The two nuns.
(c) Comtesse and Comte de Breville.
(d) Boule de Suif and Cornudet.

13. What does Cornudet have that he offers to his neighbors in the coach on the way to Totes?
(a) A knuckle of ham.
(b) A crust of bread.
(c) A carafe of coffee.
(d) A bottle of rum.

14. Why does Boule de Suif refuse Cornudet their first night in Totes?
(a) Because she would not suffer to dine with a loathsome companion.
(b) Because she would not suffer to spy on her neighbors.
(c) Because she would not suffer to be caressed with the enemy nearby.
(d) Because she would not suffer to speak to the enemy.

15. What does Boule de Suif stammer when she returns from her meeting with Prussian officer when they first arrive in Totes?
(a) "Oh, the coward, the coward!"
(b) "Oh, the hero, the hero!"
(c) "Oh, the scoundrel! The scoundrel!"
(d) "Oh, the rascal, the rascal!"

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men search for in the farmhouses beside the road that they cannot find in "Boule de Suif"?

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."

3. What do boat-men and fishermen often haul to the surface in "Boule de Suif"?

4. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," what happens to the National Guards' arms, uniforms, and death dealing paraphernalia?

5. In "Boule de Suif," who has the best seats in the coach?

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