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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 sometimes pardons crimes even if they are not done for the glory of God or the good of mankind.
(c) That the Church will not pardon crimes that are not done for the glory of God or the good of mankind.
(d) That the Church doesn't pardon crimes even when they are done for the glory of God or good of mankind

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

3. Why does Madame Loiseau state that the officer has "behaved very well" on the third day in Totes?
(a) Because he chose the married women over Boule de Suif.
(b) Because he didn't choose any of the women.
(c) Because he could have chosen one of the married women instead of Boule de Suif.
(d) Because he could have chosen a poor peasant woman instead of Boule de Suif.

4. What is the metaphor Maupassant uses to describe the course of action the passengers take in persuading Boule de Suif to sleep with the Prussian?
(a) Marriage.
(b) War.
(c) Labor.
(d) Sport.

5. As they talked on their walk the second day in Totes, what is the prevailing feeling among the women?
(a) Constraint.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Pleasure.
(d) Anxiety.

6. 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) Cleaning out their rooms for the next guests.
(c) Waiting by the fireplace with blankets for the trip.
(d) Dining at the village cafe with the coach driver.

7. The third morning in Totes, the passengers awoke with _____faces and _______tempers.
(a) Tired; cheerful.
(b) Rested; cheerful.
(c) Rested; irritable.
(d) Tired; irritable.

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

9. In the coach on their departure from Totes, who "sat still, lost in thought"?
(a) Boule de Suif.
(b) Loiseau.
(c) Comte de Breville.
(d) Cornudet.

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

11. 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"?
(a) Because they were throwing food and shouting at her.
(b) Because they were lying and stealing from her.
(c) Because they were eating and ignoring her.
(d) Because they were laughing and pointing at her.

12. 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) Tactfully.
(c) Loudly.
(d) Easily.

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

14. What is the weather like on their walk in the village neighborhood the second day in Totes?
(a) Mild.
(b) Warm.
(c) Hot.
(d) Cold.

15. What metaphor does Maupassant use to describe Boule de Suif's tears in the coach from Totes?
(a) Wine spilling from a glass.
(b) Lava pouring from a volcano.
(c) Holy water dropping in a church.
(d) Water filtering from a rock.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. 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?

3. On the second day in Totes, the coach passengers, for want of something better to do before lunch, do what?

4. On the third day in Totes, which person suggests that the should persuade Boule de Suif to sleep with the Prussian?

5. Whose "vulgar temperament broke bounds" after Monsieur Follenvie returned from the Prussian officer's room on the third day in Totes?

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