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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. In "Boule de Suif," who is the "terror of all respectable people"?
(a) Cornudet.
(b) Comte de Breville.
(c) Monsieur Carre-Lamadon.
(d) Boule de Suif.

2. The Prussian officer afforded a ______example of that ______bearing which seems natural to the ______soldier.
(a) Fine; insolent; victorious.
(b) Poor; hospitable; defeated.
(c) Fine; hospitable; victorious.
(d) Poor; insolent; defeated.

3. In "Boule de Suif," who is a king in the cotton trade with a much younger wife?
(a) Comte Hubert de Breville.
(b) Monsieur de Suif.
(c) Cornudet.
(d) Monsieur Carre-Lamadon.

4. At the beginning of the story, the vanquished in the city of Rouen realize they had to be civil to whom?
(a) Their conquerors.
(b) Their peers.
(c) Their family.
(d) Their allies.

5. What passengers are the last to alight from the coach when they arrive in Totes?
(a) Boule de Suif and Cornudet.
(b) Monsieur and Madame Carre-Lamadon.
(c) Comtesse and Comte de Breville.
(d) The two nuns.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," what kind of soldiers are NOT wandering through the town?

2. As they dined after the first indignant outburst the first day in Totes, the coach passengers spoke _______and thought _______.

3. In "Boule de Suif," Loiseau sold very _____wine at a very ____price.

4. In "Boule de Suif," who has the best seats in the coach?

5. As Cornudet settles beside the kitchen fireplace, what does he do as he "sucked the foam from his mustache" the first day in Totes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the atmosphere among the coach passengers when they arrive in Totes, and how is it significant?

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 nuns respond to how the other passengers' treatment of Boule de Suif in the coach from Totes, and why is it significant?

4. 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?

5. How does the count try to persuade Boule de Suif to sleep with the Prussian, and why is it significant?

6. How does Monsieur Follenvie respond to the travelers inquiries about the Prussian officer and why is it significant?

7. On their walk the second afternoon in Totes, how does the landscape fit with the passengers' mood?

8. How do the other passengers respond to Boule de Suif the morning of their departure from Totes, and how is it significant?

9. What are the citizens of Rouen anticipating in the beginning of "Boule de Suif" and how does the atmosphere in the city influence its inhabitants?

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

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