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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. 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 family.
(c) Their allies.
(d) Their peers.

2. According to the servant, why does Monsieur Follenvie never rise before ten o'clock?
(a) Because of his insomnia.
(b) Because of his depression.
(c) Because of his migraines.
(d) Because of his asthma.

3. Why do the coach passengers resemble "obese priests in their cassocks" when they meet for their seats?
(a) Because they are disguised as priests.
(b) Because they are very fat.
(c) Because they are swathed in heavy winter wraps.
(d) Because they are devout Christians.

4. During their first supper in Totes, who states "War is a barbarous proceeding when we attack a peaceful neighbor, but it is a sacred duty when undertaken in defense of one' country."
(a) The Puny Nun.
(b) Boule de Suif.
(c) Cornudet.
(d) Monsieur Follenvie.

5. In "Boule de Suif," who has the best seats in the coach?
(a) Monsieur and Madame Loiseau.
(b) Monsieur and Madame Carre-Lamadon.
(c) Comte and Comtesse Hubert de Breville.
(d) Two Nuns.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Totes, who appeared only at meals and said nothing about the Prussian officer's request regarding Boule de Suif?

2. How do the leaders of "Avengers of Defeat," "Citizens of the Tomb," and "Brethren in Death" behave?

3. What is the name of the hotel the coach stops in front of when they arrive in Totes?

4. According to the narrator, who feels affection for the "pomp and circumstance of despotic government"?

5. According to the coach driver, who gave him command the morning of the first day in Totes?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Boule de Suif bring for lunch and why is it significant?

3. Who is Boule de Suif and what is the metaphor Maupassant uses to describe her appearance.

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

5. How does the Prussian officer respond to the male passenger's inquiries about his refusal to let them depart and how is it significant?

6. What kind of duties are the Prussian soldiers engaged in when the male passengers search for the coach driver in town, and why is it surprising?

7. What is the Prussian officer's manner and dress when he meets with the male passengers in his room and how does it contrast with the male passengers?

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

9. 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?

10. 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?

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