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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. Who was Caroline?
(a) Flaubert's niece.
(b) Flaubert's mother.
(c) Flaubert's sister.
(d) Flaubert's lover.

2. Flaubert refers to himself as a bear and his sister as what animal?
(a) The rabbit.
(b) The lion.
(c) The alligator.
(d) The rat.

3. As a student, what subject did Flaubert fail at?
(a) Law.
(b) Economics.
(c) Architecture.
(d) Medicine.

4. Who was the owner of the dog that Flaubert took for walks and kissed?
(a) Elisa Schlesinger.
(b) Flaubert's mother.
(c) Julie Herbert.
(d) Caroline.

5. What did Flaubert never do?
(a) Finish a book.
(b) Travel abroad.
(c) Have an affair.
(d) Dance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Geoffrey thinks that if Flaubert had not been a bear he might have been what other animal?

2. Geoffrey said that Flaubert learned that life is not a choice between murdering your way to throne or what?

3. Who is Humbert?

4. Who actually carried out the trick that resulted in Flaubert's find at the top of the Great Pyramid?

5. How long did it take Flaubert to write a novel?

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