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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the ladies talk about the Prussian soldier on their walk the second day, why does Madame Carre-Lamadon state that she regrets the soldier is not a Frenchman?
(a) Because he would have been more generous.
(b) Because he would have made a handome hussar.
(c) Because he would have been a kind husband.
(d) Because he would have set them free.

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

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

4. Who appears suddenly at the end of the street on their walk during the second day in Totes?
(a) The Prussian officer.
(b) Cornudet.
(c) The Old Nun.
(d) The innkeeper.

5. How does Boule de Suif appear on their final morning in Totes?
(a) Shy and reserved.
(b) Cheerful and enthusiastic.
(c) Proud and determined.
(d) Shamefaced and embarrassed.

6. How does Boule de Suif react to the passengers' response to her when she arrives at the coach for their departure?
(a) She is stupefied with astonishment.
(b) She is relieved from anxiety.
(c) She is humbled by their generosity.
(d) She is grateful and happy.

7. What does Boule de Suif remember about their trip to Totes in the coach departing from it?
(a) The length of time it took.
(b) The bad weather.
(c) The lunch she shared.
(d) The kind coach driver.

8. What efforts at self-control does Boule de Suif attempt to do in the coach on their trip from Totes?
(a) Swallow her sobs; pull on a blanket.
(b) Draw herself up; unclasp her hands.
(c) Swallow her sobs; close her eyes.
(d) Draw herself up; swallow her sobs.

9. In the coach from Totes, Cornudet _____like a man who had just thought of a good _______.
(a) Smiled; joke.
(b) Frowned; plan.
(c) Frowned; plan.
(d) Smiled; idea.

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

11. What object does Loiseau take out in the coach on their departure from Totes, that is "thick with the grease of five years' contact with half-wiped tables"?
(a) A pack of cards.
(b) A flash of liquor.
(c) A box of cigars.
(d) A bound Bible.

12. On their walk the second day in Totes, what do the ladies discuss as the men talk of war?
(a) Dress.
(b) Children.
(c) Literature.
(d) Food.

13. What is the church bell summoning on the third morning in Totes?
(a) A funeral.
(b) A wedding.
(c) A baptism.
(d) A mass.

14. On the third day in Totes, which person suggests that the should persuade Boule de Suif to sleep with the Prussian?
(a) The Count.
(b) Loiseau.
(c) Monsieur Follenvie.
(d) Cornudet.

15. In the afternoon of the third day in Totes, what tone does the Count adopt on his walk with Boule de Suif to convince her to surrender to the Prussian?
(a) Proper, maternal, slightly contemptuous.
(b) Proper, respectful, slightly intimidated.
(c) Familiar, maternal, slightly intimidated.
(d) Familiar, paternal, slightly contemptuous.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the passengers talk about the Prussian officer, why does Madame Loiseau claim that Boule de Suif does not have the right to refuse him?

2. As they talked on their walk the second day in Totes, what is the prevailing feeling among the women?

3. In the afternoon their second day in Totes, who proposes the passengers go for a walk in the village neighborhood?

4. Who breaks the "painful silence" in the coach as they began on their departure from Totes?

5. What do the rest of the company do after Boule de Suif leaves for church on the third day in Totes?

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