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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. Retiring after supper on their first night in Totes, Loiseau puts his eye to the bedroom keyhole in order to discover the ________of the corridor.
2. How do the nuns in "Boule de Suif" spend their time in the coach?
3. What does the rumor about the Prussians concern in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?
4. As they begin to share the provisions Boule de Suif offers, what do they talk about?
5. What does Monsieur Follenvie tell his wife to do when she comes to fetch him to go to bed during the card game?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Maupassant's attitude toward those German soldiers who die by the hand of French citizens?
2. What does Madame Loiseau mean when she remarks to her husband on their way to bed regarding Madame Carre-Lamadon that she "laughed on the wrong side of her mouth all evening"?
3. How are the ten passengers permitted to leave Rouen for Havre by way of Dieppe and why is it significant?
4. In watching the Prussian officers carrying out their duties, who prefers to stay at the inn because they are indignant at their friendly interaction and why?
5. Why does Cornudet whistle and hum in the coach at the end of "Boule de Suif"?
6. What are the citizens of Rouen anticipating in the beginning of "Boule de Suif" and how does the atmosphere in the city influence its inhabitants?
7. What do the passengers begin to call Boule de Suif in order to persuade her to sleep with the Prussian officer?
8. How does the count try to persuade Boule de Suif to sleep with the Prussian, and why is it significant?
9. What are Cornudet's political views and why are they significant?
10. How does Boule de Suif reject Cornudet's advances and what does it signify?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss how the notion of heroism is portrayed in the story. What makes Boule de Suif a heroine?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the conflict in "Boule de Suif."
1) What is the conflict between Boule de Suif and society?
2) What is the conflict between Boule de Suif, the other passengers, and the Prussian officer?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss class in "Boule de Suif."
1) How does class function?
2) How does class impact the characters' in the story?
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