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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. Who was known as Flaubert's second mother?
(a) George Sand.
(b) Louise Colet.
(c) Caroline Flaubert.
(d) Elisa Schlessinger.

2. What does Geoffrey call the devil's mark of the snorkel of sanity?
(a) Satire.
(b) Irony.
(c) Parody.
(d) Literary allusion.

3. Geoffrey thinks that if Flaubert had not been a bear he might have been what other animal?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A whale.
(c) An elephant.
(d) A camel.

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

5. Why did Flaubert say that he wrote "Madame Bovary"?
(a) Because the idea came to him in a dream.
(b) Because he hated realism.
(c) Because it was the true story of his mother's life.
(d) Because he knew it would make his fortune.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the newspaper article Flaubert saved, what was the parrot trained to say?

2. Where did Flaubert always meet Louise Colet?

3. To whom were all of Flaubert's letters to Louise Colet sent through?

4. To what philosopher does Geoffrey compare Flaubert?

5. Who is defined as Flaubert's jailer?

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