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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, The Flaubert Apocrypha.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Geoffrey's marital status?
(a) He is married.
(b) He is divorced.
(c) He is a widower.
(d) He is single.

2. Which of the following animals does Flaubert not include in his letter to Bouilet?
(a) A lion.
(b) A donkey.
(c) A monkey.
(d) An ostrich.

3. What does Geoffrey say we need to respect about Flaubert even if we think him naive or unsuccessful?
(a) His philanthropy.
(b) His seriousness.
(c) His legacy.
(d) His body of work.

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

5. What was the unusual characteristic of the sheep whose owner Flaubert took to dinner?
(a) It had five legs.
(b) It was blind.
(c) It had a human-like face.
(d) It bleated with a melody-like sound.

Short Answer Questions

1. Flaubert, who didn't believe in progress, thought that democracy made people what?

2. What did Flaubert imagine could happen if he married Louise?

3. Who is Humbert?

4. What French work did Flaubert translate into English?

5. What happened after the dragoman lost his Scottish terrier?

(see the answer key)

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