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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is talking to Monsieur Carre-Lamadon as the ladies discuss Madame d'Etrelles in the coach from Totes?
(a) The coach driver.
(b) Monsieur Loiseau.
(c) Cornudet.
(d) Comte de Breville.

2. Who states after dinner the third day in Totes, "when women run after uniforms it's all the same to them whether the men who wear them are French or Prussian. It's perfectly sickening!"
(a) Madame Carre-Lamadon.
(b) Monsieur Follenvie.
(c) Madame Loiseau.
(d) Cornudet.

3. What kind of cheese does Comtess de Breville take out in the coach on their departure from Totes?
(a) Parmesan.
(b) Brie.
(c) Gruyere.
(d) Cheddar.

4. According to Monsieur Carre-Lamadon, if the French made a counter attack by way of Dieppe, their encounter with the enemy would inevitably take place where?
(a) Totes.
(b) Paris.
(c) Rouen.
(d) Marseilles.

5. 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"?
(a) Because Loiseau suggests they escape on foot.
(b) Because Loiseau suggests they abandon Boule de Suif.
(c) Because Loiseau suggests they kill the Prussian.
(d) Because Loiseau suggests they steal the carriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the weather like on their walk in the village neighborhood the second day in Totes?

2. Why are the married women "utterly humiliated" at being met by the person on their walk the second day?

3. During their trip from Totes, what does Cornudet remove from his loose overcoat in the coach?

4. On their walk the second day in Totes, what do the ladies discuss as the men talk of war?

5. What do the rest of the company do after Boule de Suif leaves for church on the third day in Totes?

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