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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the married women "utterly humiliated" at being met by the person on their walk the second day?
(a) Because they are in the company of Cornudet.
(b) Because they are in the company of Boule de Suif.
(c) Because they are in the company of the innkeeper.
(d) Because they are in the company of Loiseau.

2. As the passenger drew together to make their course of action to persuade Boule de Suif on the third day in Totes, the ladies were adept at _______phrases and _______subtleties of expression to describe the most ________things.
(a) Crude; outrageous; proper.
(b) Delicate; charming; proper.
(c) Delicate; charming; improper.
(d) Crude; outrageous; improper.

3. In the coach on their departure from Totes, what is Madame d'Etrelles' two talents that are discussed?
(a) Singing; cooking.
(b) Drawing; singing.
(c) Cooking; gardening.
(d) Gardening; drawing.

4. How do the passengers respond when Boule de Suif arrives at the coach for their departure?
(a) The women thank her while the men ignore her.
(b) They greet her warmly as if she had been on vacation.
(c) They turn aside as if they had not seen her.
(d) The men help her while the women ignore her.

5. As they discuss persuading Boule de Suif on the third day in Totes, how did the Count utter several "rather risky witticisms"?
(a) Softly.
(b) Loudly.
(c) Easily.
(d) Tactfully.

6. According to Monsieur Carre-Lamadon, if the French made a counter attack by way of Dieppe, their encounter with the enemy would inevitably take place where?
(a) Totes.
(b) Marseilles.
(c) Paris.
(d) Rouen.

7. Who is the first person to notice that Boule de Suif is weeping in the coach from Totes?
(a) Comtess de Breville.
(b) Cornudet.
(c) Comte de Breville.
(d) Loiseau.

8. What is the clatter that can be heard in the coach as they make their journey from Totes?
(a) Gunfire.
(b) Dishes.
(c) Window-panes.
(d) Pavement.

9. On their walk the second day in Totes, why does the Count tell Loiseau that "we should be pursued at once, overtaken in ten minutes, and brought back as prisoners at the mercy of the soldiery"?
(a) Because Loiseau suggests they escape on foot.
(b) Because Loiseau suggests they abandon Boule de Suif.
(c) Because Loiseau suggests they kill the Prussian.
(d) Because Loiseau suggests they steal the carriage.

10. On their walk the second day in Totes, what looks "so mournful and depressing" to the passengers that they retraced their steps?
(a) The tattered houses.
(b) The winding roads.
(c) The empty storefronts.
(d) The open country.

11. When the church bell summons the faithful on the third morning in Totes, what does Boule de Suif think about that convinces her to attend the ceremony?
(a) The fallen soldiers from the war.
(b) Her own wedding in Yvetot.
(c) God's mercy on the poor and weak.
(d) Her own child being rasied by peasants.

12. Who declares after they take their seats in the coach for their departure from Totes, "What a mercy I am not sitting beside that creature!"
(a) Madame Loiseau.
(b) Cornudet.
(c) Comtess de Breville.
(d) Monsieur Carre-Lamadon.

13. What is Boule de Suif's expression as she begins to cry in the coach from Totes?
(a) Stubborn.
(b) Lost.
(c) Fixed.
(d) Defeated.

14. What kind of paper is the cheese that Comtess de Breville take out in the coach on their departure from Totes wrapped in?
(a) White paper.
(b) Glossy paper.
(c) Brown paper.
(d) Newspaper.

15. What is the Prussian officer's response to their question about detention on the third day in Totes?
(a) He required Monsieur Follenvie to return with money.
(b) He told Monsieur Follenvie that he would agree.
(c) He asked Monsieur Follenvie to fetch the men.
(d) He showed Monsieur Follenvie the door.

Short Answer Questions

1. What three people decide NOT to go for a walk in the village neighborhood?

2. During their trip from Totes, why does Boule de Suif want to open her lips "to shriek the truth at them, to overwhelm them with a volley of insults"?

3. What is the tone Maupassant uses in describing the "good sisters" in the coach on their departure from Totes?

4. What is the weather like on their walk in the village neighborhood the second day in Totes?

5. What does Loiseau suggest the company should ask the officer after Boule de Suif leaves for church on the third day in Totes?

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