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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," who do the members of the National Guard occasionally shoot?
(a) Members of their own sentinels.
(b) Members of the Russian army.
(c) Members of their own family.
(d) Members of the German army.

2. 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 German.
(c) They hear the ringing of a bell and a voice call out in French.
(d) They hear the clanging of a scabbard and a voice call out in German.

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

4. 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 coward, the coward!"
(c) "Oh, the rascal, the rascal!"
(d) "Oh, the scoundrel! The scoundrel!"

5. Why do the men invite Monsieur Follenvie to join their card game after dinner the first day in Totes?
(a) To berate him about the lack of provisions.
(b) To cheat him out of his money in cards.
(c) To request from him another free night at the inn.
(d) To question him on how to change the officer's mind.

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

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

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

9. 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?
(a) Comte de Breville and Monsieur Carre-Lamadon.
(b) Comtess de Breville and Loiseau.
(c) Boule de Suif and Monsieur Carre-Lamadon.
(d) Loiseau and Comte de Breville.

10. 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.

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

12. Why does the group of passengers urge Boule de Suif to speak to the Prussian officer when they first arrive in Totes?
(a) Because they wish to get rid of her for good.
(b) Because they are in business with the Prussian officer.
(c) Because her refusal could bring trouble on all of them.
(d) Because her compliance would bring them wealth.

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

14. 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 Totes.
(c) Hotel du Napoleon.
(d) Hotel du Commerce.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the nuns in "Boule de Suif" spend their time in the coach?

2. Who does Loiseau fancy he sees receive a noiseless blow in the dark in the coach?

3. Who sends the Prussian officer a card on which Monsieur Carre-Lamadon inscribes his name and titles?

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

5. According to the servant, why does Monsieur Follenvie never rise before ten o'clock?

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