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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the tone Maupassant uses in describing the "good sisters" in the coach on their departure from Totes?
(a) Calm.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Reverential.
(d) Sarcastic.

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

5. What is the song Cornudet begins to hum in the coach at the end of "Boule de Suif" about?
(a) Love for one's country and fighting for freedom.
(b) Romantic illusion and first heartbreak.
(c) Longing for the past and hope for tomorrow.
(d) Poetic beauty and divine right of nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the second day in Totes, the coach passengers rose early, with a _______hope of being allowed to start, a _______desire than ever to do so.

2. Who is talking to Monsieur Carre-Lamadon as the ladies discuss Madame d'Etrelles in the coach from Totes?

3. According to the narrator, as they discuss persuading Boule de Suif on the third day in Totes, every woman in the world is furnished with what?

4. What powerful argument does the Countess make the most of regarding the Church at dinner the third day in Totes?

5. Who is the "creature" the person is referring to in the coach from Totes?

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