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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Braithwaite's Dictionary of Accepted Ideas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Achille related to Flaubert?
(a) They were brothers.
(b) He was Flauert's son.
(c) He was Flaubert's brother-in-law.
(d) He was Flaubert's father.

2. What did the greyhound and Flaubert have in common?
(a) They were both demanding.
(b) They both loved wine.
(c) They were both ill at the same time.
(d) They were both orphans.

3. Who always met Flaubert when he returned to Rouen from Mantes?
(a) His sister.
(b) His mother.
(c) Elisa Schlesinger.
(d) Maxine du Camp.

4. What does Geoffrey notice that the trains pass as they leave the station in Croisset?
(a) The museum where the stuffed parrot is kept.
(b) Flaubert's pavilion.
(c) The house where Flaubert's mistress lived.
(d) The cemetary where Flaubert's parents are buried.

5. When one of Flaubert's doctors called him "an hysterical old woman," what was his reaction?
(a) He used the comment as a premise for a short story.
(b) He judged the observation profound.
(c) He sued the doctor.
(d) He never went to see a doctor again.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Cervantes refer to as the source of his famous hero?

2. Who was the owner of the dog that Flaubert took for walks and kissed?

3. While traveling on the train to Rouen, what does Geoffrey notice about the signs?

4. Which of the following animals does Flaubert not include in his letter to Bouilet?

5. Why didn't Flaubert include many trains in his work?

(see the answer key)

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