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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 bound Bible.
(b) A box of cigars.
(c) A pack of cards.
(d) A flash of liquor.

2. Where did Loiseau get the object he takes out in the coach on their departure from Totes?
(a) The inn in Totes.
(b) The inn in Paris.
(c) The inn in Rouen.
(d) The inn in Marseille.

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

4. What provisions does Boule de Suif bring for lunch during their trip from Totes?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Bread.
(c) Sausage.
(d) Nothing.

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

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

7. Why does Madame Loiseau state that the officer has "behaved very well" on the third day in Totes?
(a) Because he didn't choose any of the women.
(b) Because he chose the married women over Boule de Suif.
(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.

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

9. Who is the "creature" the person is referring to in the coach from Totes?
(a) Loiseau.
(b) Comtess de Breville.
(c) The Old Nun.
(d) Boule de Suif.

10. What three people decide NOT to go for a walk in the village neighborhood?
(a) Cornudet, Boule de Suif, and the Puny Nun.
(b) Boule de Suif, the Old Nun, and the Puny Nun.
(c) Cornudet, Boule de Suif, and the Old Nun.
(d) Cornudet, the Old Nun, and the Puny Nun.

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

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

13. Who breaks the "painful silence" in the coach as they began on their departure from Totes?
(a) Comtess de Breville.
(b) Madame Carre-Lamadon.
(c) The Old Nun.
(d) Monsieur Carre-Lamadon.

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

15. Who is talking to Monsieur Carre-Lamadon as the ladies discuss Madame d'Etrelles in the coach from Totes?
(a) Cornudet.
(b) Monsieur Loiseau.
(c) The coach driver.
(d) Comte de Breville.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

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

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

4. As they discuss persuading Boule de Suif on the third day in Totes, how did the Count utter several "rather risky witticisms"?

5. During their gloomy luncheon the second day in Totes, what are the passengers' attitude toward Boule de Suif?

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