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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. What does Cornudet notice about Loiseau and his wife as they pass the two hours before dinner the first day in Totes?
(a) That they are atheists.
(b) That they are in league to cheat.
(c) That they understand German.
(d) That they have not returned.

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

3. 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.

4. The soldiers advanced in what kind of fashion in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?
(a) Happy.
(b) Productive.
(c) Bizarre.
(d) Listless.

5. 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 Lyon.
(c) Hotel du Commerce.
(d) Hotel du Napoleon.

Short Answer Questions

1. When they arrive at Totes, the mood at supper after Boule de Suif returns from her meeting with the Prussian officer is characterized as what?

2. Who breaks their jug on the table in indignation at the Prussian officer's request regarding Boule de Suif?

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

4. In "Boule de Suif," why could no one mention Loiseau's name without adding that he was an "extraordinary man"?

5. Where is the Prussian officer staying in the inn in Totes?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What are Cornudet's political views and why are they 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. What does Madame Loiseau remark to her husband in the coach the morning of their departure from Totes, and what does it signify?

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

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

8. What are the other passengers' reaction to Cornudet's whistling and humming at the end of "Boule de Suif" and how does Cornudet react?

9. What analogy does Maupassant make in order to describe how the passengers discuss their strategies in approaching Boule de Suif about sleeping with the Prussian officer, and why is it significant?

10. What does Monsieur Loiseau reveal to the group about the "mysteries of the corridor" regarding Boule de Suif, and what does their response indicate?

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