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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Snap!.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Geoffrey first meet Ed Winterton?
(a) At a bar.
(b) At a friend's home.
(c) At a book fair.
(d) At the university.

2. For what reason does Geoffrey say that he does not like coincidences?
(a) Because he agrees with Flaubert's opinion on the subject.
(b) Because he prefers to feel that life is chaotic.
(c) Because coincidences make him feel uncomfortable.
(d) Because he feels that coincidences rob people of their sense of control.

3. Who actually carried out the trick that resulted in Flaubert's find at the top of the Great Pyramid?
(a) Flaubert.
(b) Nabakov.
(c) Du Camp.
(d) The translator.

4. With whom did Flaubert have his most celebrated affair?
(a) His mother's maid.
(b) Elisa Schlessinger.
(c) Mimi.
(d) Louise Colet.

5. What objects does Geoffrey Braithwaite, the narrator of "Flaubert's Parrot," describe in the beginning of the book?
(a) Flags.
(b) Statues.
(c) Paintings.
(d) Columns.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Flaubert first come to know Juliet Herbert?

2. How does the inscription explain the presence of the stuffed green parrot?

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

4. What happened to the letters?

5. What did the greyhound and Flaubert have in common?

(see the answer key)

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