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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do the passengers respond when Boule de Suif arrives at the coach for their departure?

3. On the third day in Totes, which person suggests that the should persuade Boule de Suif to sleep with the Prussian?

4. 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"?

5. What is Boule de Suif's expression as she begins to cry in the coach from Totes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Boule de Suif and Cornudet.

1) What makes them outsiders in the story and why?

2) Who is more or less sympathetic and why?

3) Who has more power and why?

Essay Topic 2

Hypocrisy is a major theme in Boule de Suif. Discuss who is hypocritical in the story and why.

Essay Topic 3

Food is critical in the story. Discuss how the characters both come together and are divided during meal times.

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