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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Flaubert published "Madame Bovary," what did Gertrude Collier Tenant publish?
(a) A romance novel.
(b) A critique of "Madam Bovary."
(c) An edition of of her grandfather's journal.
(d) The letters written to her by Flaubert.

2. The dates in the second list of the chronology include those associated with what?
(a) Flaubert's childhood.
(b) The influence of politics on Flaubert's life.
(c) Flaubert's works.
(d) The deaths and failures in Flaubert's life.

3. What do Du Camp and Flaubert do the night before climbing the Great Pyramid?
(a) They take photographs.
(b) They get drunk.
(c) They research its history.
(d) They sleep beside it.

4. What does Geoffrey think might be a reason why Flaubert refers to himself as a white bear?
(a) Because other bears have been used by humans, but not the white bear.
(b) Because he once had a stuffed white bear as a child.
(c) Because other bears appear to often in literature.
(d) Because white bears are a symbol of goodness.

5. Flaubert's ideas in the third section of the chronology are expressed through which literary device?
(a) Metaphors.
(b) Literary allusion.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Personification.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Loulou?

2. What happened to the letters?

3. What does Geoffrey hope will result from his discussion with Ed?

4. What does Flaubert find when he gets to the top of the Great Pyramid?

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

(see the answer key)

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