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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Flaubert's niece ask for after Flaubert's death?
(a) Flaubert's stuffed parrot.
(b) The original manuscript of "Madame Bovary."
(c) Flaubert's house.
(d) A cast of the writer's hand.

2. About a year after their first meeting, Geoffrey agrees to meet with Ed for what reason?
(a) To discuss "Madame Bovary."
(b) To exchange books.
(c) To plan a trip to the Flaubert museums.
(d) To talk about some information Ed has obtained.

3. When they were lowering Caroline's coffin into the ground, what happened?
(a) It got stuck.
(b) The church bells began to peal.
(c) The pall bearers dropped it.
(d) Flaubert cried out.

4. How many letters did Ed get from the woman named Kent?
(a) About a dozen.
(b) Two.
(c) Hundreds.
(d) About 75.

5. What did Ed originally intend to do with the letters?
(a) Keep them for his collection.
(b) Donate them to the Flaubert museum.
(c) Sell them.
(d) Give them to Geoffrey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Geoffrey think might be a reason why Flaubert refers to himself as a white bear?

2. Although he had once thought of writing a book, what is Geoffrey's actual occupation?

3. What was the name of the greyhound that was Flaubert's final companion?

4. What had Ed lied about to the woman named Kent who gave him the letters?

5. What was the attitude toward Flaubert of the Collier sisters who Flaubert met when he spent his summers in Trouville?

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