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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What do the coach passengers do to pass the two hours before dinner the first day in Totes?
(a) Recite scripture.
(b) Walk to town.
(c) Play cards.
(d) Read the paper.

5. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif" who are "scoundrels often brave beyond measure"?
(a) Pillagers and nobility.
(b) Pillagers and debauchees.
(c) Debauchees and aristocracy.
(d) Merchants and nobility.

6. In "Boule de Suif," who has the best seats in the coach?
(a) Monsieur and Madame Loiseau.
(b) Comte and Comtesse Hubert de Breville.
(c) Monsieur and Madame Carre-Lamadon.
(d) Two Nuns.

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

8. Why are the coach passengers frightened when they first arrive in Totes?
(a) They hear the clanging of a scabbard and a voice call out in French.
(b) They hear the ringing of a bell and a voice call out in French.
(c) They hear the clanging of a scabbard and a voice call out in German.
(d) They hear the ringing of a bell and a voice call out in German.

9. In "Boule de Suif," who is a king in the cotton trade with a much younger wife?
(a) Cornudet.
(b) Monsieur Carre-Lamadon.
(c) Comte Hubert de Breville.
(d) Monsieur de Suif.

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

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

12. 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.

13. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," the soldiers wore long, dirty________ and tattered _________.
(a) Robes; flags.
(b) Uniforms; flags.
(c) Robes; beards.
(d) Beards; uniforms.

14. What is NOT one of the reasons the coach passengers discuss in the kitchen after the meeting with the Prussian officer the first day in Totes?
(a) They were to be extradited as prisoners of war.
(b) They were being held hostage.
(c) They were being held because of Boule de Suif.
(d) They were to be held for ransom.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In "Boule de Suif," who alone is authorized to interview the Prussian officer on civil matters?

4. Why do the men invite Monsieur Follenvie to join their card game after dinner the first day in Totes?

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

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