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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who kept "suddenly busy" after Boule de Suif greets Madame Carre-Lamadon in the coach from Totes?
(a) The coach driver.
(b) The men.
(c) Everyone.
(d) The ladies.

2. What kind of cheese does Comtess de Breville take out in the coach on their departure from Totes?
(a) Brie.
(b) Gruyere.
(c) Parmesan.
(d) Cheddar.

3. What does Loiseau suggest the company should ask the officer after Boule de Suif leaves for church on the third day in Totes?
(a) They should ask the officer to detain them only and let Boule de Suif depart.
(b) They should ask the officer to detain Boule de Suif only and let the rest depart.
(c) They should ask the officer to detain half of the company and let the rest depart.
(d) They should ask the officer to let the entire company depart.

4. What powerful argument does the Countess make the most of regarding the Church at dinner the third day in Totes?
(a) That the Church readily pardons crimes when they are done for the glory of God or good of mankind.
(b) That the Church doesn't pardon crimes even when they are done for the glory of God or good of mankind
(c) That the Church sometimes pardons crimes even if they are not done for the glory of God or the good of mankind.
(d) That the Church will not pardon crimes that are not done for the glory of God or the good of mankind.

5. On their final morning in Totes, what are the passengers doing while they wait for Boule de Suif?
(a) Putting up provisions for the remainder of the journey.
(b) Dining at the village cafe with the coach driver.
(c) Waiting by the fireplace with blankets for the trip.
(d) Cleaning out their rooms for the next guests.

6. On the third day in Totes, which person suggests that they deliver Boule de Suif "bound hand and foot" to the Prussian officer?
(a) Cornudet.
(b) Loiseau.
(c) Monsieur Follenvie.
(d) The Count.

7. Who states after dinner the third day in Totes, "when women run after uniforms it's all the same to them whether the men who wear them are French or Prussian. It's perfectly sickening!"
(a) Madame Loiseau.
(b) Monsieur Follenvie.
(c) Madame Carre-Lamadon.
(d) Cornudet.

8. What is the name of the song Cornudet begins to hum in the coach at the end of "Boule de Suif"?
(a) Marseillaise.
(b) Dieppe.
(c) Rouen.
(d) Totes.

9. What do the nuns partake in at lunch in the coach from Totes?
(a) Pie.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Bread.
(d) Sausage.

10. Who asked suddenly as they retrace their steps on the second day of Totes, "if that trollop were going to keep them waiting much longer in this Godforsaken spot"?
(a) The Count.
(b) Madame Carre-Lamadon.
(c) Loiseau.
(d) Cornudet.

11. 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 kill the Prussian.
(c) Because Loiseau suggests they abandon Boule de Suif.
(d) Because Loiseau suggests they steal the carriage.

12. According to the passengers during lunch the second day of Totes, what step would have been of "little consequence" to Boule de Suif?
(a) If she had sought out the Prussian.
(b) If she had sought out the innkeeper.
(c) If she had not sought out the innkeeper.
(d) If she had not sought out the Prussian.

13. What "broke forth like a cord that is overstrained" for Boule de Suif in the coach on their trip from Totes?
(a) Shame.
(b) Disappointment.
(c) Fury.
(d) Joy.

14. 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 humbled by their generosity.
(c) She is grateful and happy.
(d) She is relieved from anxiety.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the nuns do in the coach on their departure from Totes?

3. What is the church bell summoning on the third morning in Totes?

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

5. How does the person who suddenly appears at the end of the street acknowledge the passengers?

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