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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. How many hours has the coach been on the road for when they see the lights glimmer from Totes?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Five.
(c) Nine.
(d) Eleven.

2. What speed is the coach moving along its journey to Totes in "Boule de Suif"?
(a) Moderately.
(b) Quickly.
(c) Slowly.
(d) Not moving.

3. What does Monsieur Follenvie tell his wife to do when she comes to fetch him to go to bed during the card game?
(a) Wait up with my sherry.
(b) Have a glass of milk in the drawing room.
(c) Put my egg-nogg by the fire.
(d) Fetch my slippers before retiring.

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

5. What does the rumor about the Prussians concern in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?
(a) That they were about to leave Paris.
(b) That they were about to enter Paris.
(c) That they were about to enter Rouen.
(d) That they were about to leave Rouen.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the servant, why does Monsieur Follenvie never rise before ten o'clock?

2. In "Boule de Suif," who is the "terror of all respectable people"?

3. Why does Boule de Suif refuse Cornudet their first night in Totes?

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

5. What does Cornudet have that he offers to his neighbors in the coach on the way to Totes?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When do the passengers depart from Rouen and why is it significant?

3. 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?

4. Why does Cornudet whistle and hum in the coach at the end of "Boule de Suif"?

5. How does Boule de Suif respond to the Prussian's inquiry about whether or not she has changed her mind, and why is it significant?

6. What is the reaction among the passengers when Monsieur Follenvie comes in to inquire about whether Elisabeth Rousset has changed her mind?

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

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

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

10. What does Cornudet notice about the Loiseaus during their card game before dinner the first day in Totes?

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