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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Loiseau get the object he takes out in the coach on their departure from Totes?
(a) The inn in Rouen.
(b) The inn in Marseille.
(c) The inn in Paris.
(d) The inn in Totes.

2. How does the person who suddenly appears at the end of the street acknowledge the passengers?
(a) By bowing to the men and scornfully glancing at the ladies.
(b) By bowing to the men and cheerfully glancing at the ladies.
(c) By bowing to the ladies and scornfully glancing at the men.
(d) By bowing to the ladies and cheerfully glancing at the men.

3. How does Boule de Suif appear on their final morning in Totes?
(a) Proud and determined.
(b) Shy and reserved.
(c) Shamefaced and embarrassed.
(d) Cheerful and enthusiastic.

4. What object does Loiseau take out in the coach on their departure from Totes, that is "thick with the grease of five years' contact with half-wiped tables"?
(a) A box of cigars.
(b) A bound Bible.
(c) A flash of liquor.
(d) A pack of cards.

5. Why does the Count whisper "Hush!" to the group as they discuss persuading Boule de Suif on the third day in Totes?
(a) Because Boule de Suif returned.
(b) Because the coach driver yelled.
(c) Because Monsieur Follenvie cried.
(d) Because the Prussian appeared.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Boule de Suif's expression as she begins to cry in the coach from Totes?

2. On their walk the second day in Totes, why does the Count tell Loiseau that "we should be pursued at once, overtaken in ten minutes, and brought back as prisoners at the mercy of the soldiery"?

3. As they discuss the Prussian officer on the third day in Totes, why does Madame Carre-Lamadon's eyes glisten and her face grow pale?

4. On the second day in Totes, the coach passengers, for want of something better to do before lunch, do what?

5. What is the subject Monsieur Carre-Lamadon is discussing with his companion in the coach from Totes?

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