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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On their walk the second day in Totes, what do the ladies discuss as the men talk of war?
(a) Children.
(b) Literature.
(c) Food.
(d) Dress.

2. When the ladies talk about the Prussian soldier on their walk the second day, why does Madame Carre-Lamadon state that she regrets the soldier is not a Frenchman?
(a) Because he would have been more generous.
(b) Because he would have been a kind husband.
(c) Because he would have made a handome hussar.
(d) Because he would have set them free.

3. Why are the married women "utterly humiliated" at being met by the person on their walk the second day?
(a) Because they are in the company of Cornudet.
(b) Because they are in the company of Boule de Suif.
(c) Because they are in the company of the innkeeper.
(d) Because they are in the company of Loiseau.

4. What is the weather like on their walk in the village neighborhood the second day in Totes?
(a) Hot.
(b) Warm.
(c) Mild.
(d) Cold.

5. What is the clatter that can be heard in the coach as they make their journey from Totes?
(a) Pavement.
(b) Gunfire.
(c) Window-panes.
(d) Dishes.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the coach starts on its departure from Totes, what is Boule de Suif's attitude toward her neighbors?

2. Who is the first person to notice that Boule de Suif is weeping in the coach from Totes?

3. How does Boule de Suif appear on their final morning in Totes?

4. Whose "vulgar temperament broke bounds" after Monsieur Follenvie returned from the Prussian officer's room on the third day in Totes?

5. Who declares after they take their seats in the coach for their departure from Totes, "What a mercy I am not sitting beside that creature!"

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