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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 is the weather like as the passengers wait for their seats in "Boule de Suif"?
(a) It is cloudy.
(b) It is raining.
(c) It is sunny.
(d) It is snowing.

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

3. Why does the four-horse coach decide to leave on Tuesday morning before daybreak?
(a) To avoid attracting a crowd.
(b) To avoid traffic on the road.
(c) To take advantage of the daylight.
(d) To get a head start on their journey.

4. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif" who are "scoundrels often brave beyond measure"?
(a) Pillagers and debauchees.
(b) Pillagers and nobility.
(c) Merchants and nobility.
(d) Debauchees and aristocracy.

5. In "Boule de Suif," why could no one mention Loiseau's name without adding that he was an "extraordinary man"?
(a) Because of his gorgeous wife.
(b) Because of his excellent wine.
(c) Because of his fortune.
(d) Because of his practical jokes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "Boule de Suif" is set during which war?

3. Who refuses to meet with the Prussian officer after luncheon the first day in Totes, stating that he would never have anything to do with the Germans?

4. Who sends the Prussian officer a card on which Monsieur Carre-Lamadon inscribes his name and titles?

5. Why do the male passengers want to meet with the Prussian officer after luncheon the first day in Totes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the old nun's specialty and why is it significant?

6. 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?

7. What are Boule de Suif's political views and what do they signify?

8. 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"?

9. What does Madame Loiseau remark to her husband in the coach the morning of their departure from Totes, and what does it signify?

10. How does Cornudet respond to the group's celebratory sentiment regarding Boule de Suif's compliance to the Prussian officer's demand, and what is his possible motive?

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