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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the coach passengers resemble "obese priests in their cassocks" when they meet for their seats?
(a) Because they are disguised as priests.
(b) Because they are swathed in heavy winter wraps.
(c) Because they are very fat.
(d) Because they are devout Christians.

2. As Cornudet settles beside the kitchen fireplace, what does he do as he "sucked the foam from his mustache" the first day in Totes?
(a) Turned the pages of a book with his long fingers.
(b) Shook with laughter and held his belly with his greasy fingers.
(c) Crossed his long legs near the fire.
(d) Passed his long fingers through his long greasy hair.

3. Who faints from hunger after the odor of food permeates the coach in the story?
(a) Boule de Suif.
(b) Madame Carre-Lamadon.
(c) The old nun.
(d) Comtesse de Breville

4. The soldiers advanced in what kind of fashion in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?
(a) Listless.
(b) Productive.
(c) Happy.
(d) Bizarre.

5. In "Boule de Suif," Loiseau sold very _____wine at a very ____price.
(a) Bad; high.
(b) Bad; low.
(c) Good; low.
(d) Good; high.

6. In "Boule de Suif," why could no one mention Loiseau's name without adding that he was an "extraordinary man"?
(a) Because of his excellent wine.
(b) Because of his fortune.
(c) Because of his practical jokes.
(d) Because of his gorgeous wife.

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

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

9. In the morning of their first day in Totes, where do the male passengers find the coach driver?
(a) In the village cafe.
(b) In the hotel lobby.
(c) In the stable.
(d) In the church.

10. 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 are atheists.
(b) That they have not returned.
(c) That they understand German.
(d) That they are in league to cheat.

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

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 Madame Loiseau has changed her mind.
(b) He wants to know if the two nuns have changed their minds.
(c) He wants to know if Mademoiselle Elisabeth Rousset has changed her mind.
(d) He wants to know if Madame Follenvie has changed her mind.

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

14. What do boat-men and fishermen often haul to the surface in "Boule de Suif"?
(a) The body of a German.
(b) Disgarded weapons.
(c) Fish.
(d) Buried treasures.

15. In "Boule de Suif," where do the travelers meet to take their seats in the coach in the morning?
(a) The garage on Rue Normandie.
(b) The main entrance of Normandie park.
(c) The lobby of Normandie bank.
(d) The courtyard of Hotel de Normandie.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What speed is the coach moving along its journey to Totes in "Boule de Suif"?

3. In "Boule de Suif," who is the "terror of all respectable people"?

4. Why do the male passengers want to meet with the Prussian officer after luncheon the first day in Totes?

5. In "Boule de Suif," who is a king in the cotton trade with a much younger wife?

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