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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many passengers are traveling on a coach in "Boule de Suif"?

2. The Prussian officer who often dined at the same table with the family, expressed sympathy with __________.

3. What is the coach driver doing when the male passengers find him the morning of the first day in Totes?

4. What passengers are the last to alight from the coach when they arrive in Totes?

5. In "Boule de Suif," who has the best seats in the coach?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the atmosphere among the coach passengers when they arrive in Totes, and how is it significant?

2. What kind of duties are the Prussian soldiers engaged in when the male passengers search for the coach driver in town, and why is it surprising?

3. What is significant about the men's conversation when they meet at the coach before daybreak?

4. Describe the setting in the opening scene of "Boule de Suif" and its significance.

5. What happens once the Prussians arrive in Rouen 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 analogy does Maupassant make in order to describe how the passengers discuss their strategies in approaching Boule de Suif about sleeping with the Prussian officer, and why is it significant?

8. How do the other passengers respond to Boule de Suif's outburst after being questioned by the coach passengers about the Prussian officer's inquiry regarding her?

9. How do the women on the coach treat Boule de Suif on the first leg of their journey and why is it significant?

10. What is the Prussian officer's manner and dress when he meets with the male passengers in his room and how does it contrast with the male passengers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss dramatic irony in "Boule de Suif."

1) Define dramatic irony.

2) What scenes employ dramatic irony?

Essay Topic 2

Corruption is prevalent in occupied France during the Franco-Prussian war.

1) Who benefits from the corrupt political and economic system?

2) Who suffers from corruption?

3) Who abuses power and how?

Essay Topic 3

Choose 2 characters and compare and contrast their political views. What are their viewpoints on France and the war?

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