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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 the morning of their first day in Totes, what do the male passengers see the Prussian soldiers doing in the town square while looking for the coach driver?
(a) Helping the women with household chores.
(b) Stockpiling weapons and provisions.
(c) Practicing drills for the next battle.
(d) Burying the dead and attending to the wounded.

2. What do the ladies on the coach bring to warm their feet in "Boule de Suif"?
(a) Small lanterns.
(b) Fur-lined boots.
(c) Copper foot-warmers.
(d) Silk leggings.

3. Who does Madame Follenvie address herself to while the passengers dine during their first supper in Totes?
(a) The Countess.
(b) The Old Nun.
(c) Cornudet.
(d) Boule de Suif.

4. 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 understand German.
(b) That they are in league to cheat.
(c) That they are atheists.
(d) That they have not returned.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As "Boule de Suif" opens, how many days have the soldiers wandered through town?

2. How do the nuns in "Boule de Suif" spend their time in the coach?

3. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," what are the "Avengers of Defeat," "Citizens of the Tomb," and "Brethren in Death."

4. How does Boule de Suif respond to the matrons loud whispers of "hussy" and "public scandal" about her?

5. In "Boule de Suif," where do the travelers meet to take their seats in the coach in the morning?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. When the group witnesses the Prussian soldiers carrying out their duties, what does the old man tell them about his experience with the soldiers?

4. Why does Loiseau take off his watch chain in the kitchen as the coach passengers discuss the Prussian officer's motives, and how is it significant?

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. When night falls on the first leg of their journey from Rouen, what is implied by a sudden movement in the back where Boule de Suif and Cornudet are sitting?

7. 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?

8. How does the countess use the old nun to manipulate Boule de Suif into considering sleeping with the Prussian officer?

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

10. 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?

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