View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the hotel the coach stops in front of when they arrive in Totes?
(a) Hotel du Lyon.
(b) Hotel du Napoleon.
(c) Hotel du Totes.
(d) Hotel du Commerce.

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

3. What does Monsieur Follenvie tell his wife to do when she comes to fetch him to go to bed during the card game?
(a) Have a glass of milk in the drawing room.
(b) Wait up with my sherry.
(c) Put my egg-nogg by the fire.
(d) Fetch my slippers before retiring.

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

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

6. As they dined after the first indignant outburst the first day in Totes, the coach passengers spoke _______and thought _______.
(a) Little; much.
(b) Some; much.
(c) Little; some.
(d) Much; little.

7. 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 being held because of Boule de Suif.
(b) They were to be held for ransom.
(c) They were to be extradited as prisoners of war.
(d) They were being held hostage.

8. What does the rumor about the Prussians concern in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?
(a) That they were about to leave Paris.
(b) That they were about to leave Rouen.
(c) That they were about to enter Paris.
(d) That they were about to enter Rouen.

9. How does Boule de Suif respond to the matrons loud whispers of "hussy" and "public scandal" about her?
(a) She casts a challenging look at them.
(b) She casts a hurt look at them.
(c) She smiles at them.
(d) She bows her head.

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

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

12. 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 village cafe.
(c) In the stable.
(d) In the hotel lobby.

13. According to the coach driver, who gave him command the morning of the first day in Totes?
(a) Cornudet.
(b) Loiseau.
(c) Madame Follenvie.
(d) Monsieur Follenvie.

14. When they arrive at Totes, the mood at supper after Boule de Suif returns from her meeting with the Prussian officer is characterized as what?
(a) Gloomy.
(b) Mournful.
(c) Tense.
(d) Cheerful.

15. What settles on the city of Rouen in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?
(a) A flurry of activity and sudden expectation.
(b) A dense fog and quiet anticipation.
(c) A howling wind and united front.
(d) A profound calm and silent dread.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the morning of the first day in Totes, what two people does Cornudet listen to forecast the future of France, one advocating the Orleans dynasty, the other an unknown savior?

2. In Totes, who appeared only at meals and said nothing about the Prussian officer's request regarding Boule de Suif?

3. 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?

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

5. What is the weather like as the passengers wait for their seats in "Boule de Suif"?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 657 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample