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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Cornudet follow Boule de Suif to her room their first night in Totes?
(a) To request she spy on their passengers.
(b) To make sexual advances toward her.
(c) To ask her to speak to the Prussian officer.
(d) To invite her for a late night supper.

2. Why is Boule de Suif much sought after in the story?
(a) Because of her fresh, pleasing appearance.
(b) Because of her connections to high society.
(c) Because of her knowledge of many subjects.
(d) Because of her kind, warm heart.

3. In "Boule de Suif," why could no one mention Loiseau's name without adding that he was an "extraordinary man"?
(a) Because of his excellent wine.
(b) Because of his gorgeous wife.
(c) Because of his fortune.
(d) Because of his practical jokes.

4. What is the name of the hotel the coach stops in front of when they arrive in Totes?
(a) Hotel du Totes.
(b) Hotel du Napoleon.
(c) Hotel du Commerce.
(d) Hotel du Lyon.

5. Why are the coach passengers frightened when they first arrive in Totes?
(a) They hear the clanging of a scabbard and a voice call out in German.
(b) They hear the ringing of a bell and a voice call out in French.
(c) They hear the clanging of a scabbard and a voice call out in French.
(d) They hear the ringing of a bell and a voice call out in German.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the coach driver doing when the male passengers find him the morning of the first day in Totes?

2. What is the word that no one is shocked to hear about the Prussian officer's request?

3. What does Cornudet notice about Loiseau and his wife as they pass the two hours before dinner the first day in Totes?

4. In "Boule de Suif," who alone is authorized to interview the Prussian officer on civil matters?

5. What kind of soldiers wander through the town in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Boule de Suif reject Cornudet's advances and what does it signify?

2. What does Madame Loiseau mean when she remarks to her husband on their way to bed regarding Madame Carre-Lamadon that she "laughed on the wrong side of her mouth all evening"?

3. How do the passengers react to the coach finally being ready the day after Boule de Suif agrees to sleep with the Prussian officer, and what does it mean?

4. What happens once the Prussians arrive in Rouen and why is it significant?

5. What word does Boule de Suif use to describe to the other coach passengers the Prussian officer's intentions toward her and how is it significant?

6. In contrast to the other passengers, what does Boule de Suif realize in the coach departing Totes about the comprising situation they put her in?

7. How does Madame Carre-Lamadon describe the Prussian officer and what does it signify?

8. How does the countess and Madame Loiseau react to Boule de Suif's misery in the coach at the end of "Boule de Suif"?

9. How do the women on the coach treat Boule de Suif on the first leg of their journey and why is it significant?

10. How are the ten passengers permitted to leave Rouen for Havre by way of Dieppe and why is it significant?

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