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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At dinner the first day in Totes, who manifested a lively and tender sympathy for Boule de Suif?
(a) The innkeepers.
(b) The women.
(c) The nuns.
(d) The men.

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

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

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

5. Why do the male passengers want to meet with the Prussian officer after luncheon the first day in Totes?
(a) To ask to stay in Totes.
(b) To inquire about money.
(c) To steal his weapons.
(d) To ask to start on their journey.

6. According to the narrator, who feels affection for the "pomp and circumstance of despotic government"?
(a) Most men.
(b) Few women.
(c) Some men.
(d) All women.

7. 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.

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

9. When the male passengers meet with the Prussian officer after luncheon the first day in Totes, what does he do?
(a) He neither rose nor greeted them, but glanced in their direction.
(b) He neither rose, greeted them, nor even glanced in their direction.
(c) He rose, but neither greeted them, or even glanced in their direction.
(d) He rose, greeted them, and glanced in their direction.

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

11. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," what kind of soldiers are NOT wandering through the town?
(a) Artillerymen.
(b) Enlisted.
(c) Volunteers.
(d) Retired.

12. Why does Cornudet follow Boule de Suif to her room their first night in Totes?
(a) To ask her to speak to the Prussian officer.
(b) To invite her for a late night supper.
(c) To make sexual advances toward her.
(d) To request she spy on their passengers.

13. What speed is the coach moving along its journey to Totes in "Boule de Suif"?
(a) Moderately.
(b) Slowly.
(c) Quickly.
(d) Not moving.

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

15. According to the servant, why does Monsieur Follenvie never rise before ten o'clock?
(a) Because of his depression.
(b) Because of his migraines.
(c) Because of his asthma.
(d) Because of his insomnia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Boule de Suif much sought after in the story?

2. What is the Prussian officer wearing when the male passengers meet them after luncheon the first day in Totes?

3. According to the coach driver, what does he tell the male passengers who have been looking for him the morning of the first day in Totes that he is forbidden to do?

4. Who refuses to meet with the Prussian officer after luncheon the first day in Totes, stating that he would never have anything to do with the Germans?

5. How many hours has the coach been on the road for when they see the lights glimmer from Totes?

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