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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, Pure Story.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Geoffrey, which of the following is not a reason that makes people want to know the worst?
(a) Because curiosity always hurdles self-interest.
(b) Because people tire of preferring to know the best.
(c) Because it is love's favorite perversion.
(d) Because people think they can find ways to repair their lives.

2. What mistake in "The Lord of the Flies" does the professor from Cambridge talk about?
(a) Piggy's glasses are for shortsightedness and could not have lit the fire.
(b) No one thought of fishing, yet the boys ate fish.
(c) The boys come to the island on an obsolete aircraft.
(d) Ralph dreams of a place he has never been and calls it home.

3. According to Geoffrey, what is included in Flaubert's dictionary along with a catalog of cliches and odd definitions?
(a) Songs.
(b) Fake advice.
(c) Forms for writing letters.
(d) Farming tips.

4. In his letters, what did Flaubert often write to Louise about?
(a) Her beauty.
(b) His new works.
(c) His mother.
(d) Her upcoming visits.

5. What was the name of the greyhound that was Flaubert's final companion?
(a) Loulou.
(b) Elisa.
(c) Julio.
(d) Madame Bovary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What mistake did Enid Starkie make when she published her biography of Flaubert?

2. What did people want to tell Geoffrey about?

3. Who was known as Flaubert's second mother?

4. What was the unusual characteristic of the sheep whose owner Flaubert took to dinner?

5. What did Flaubert think about train travel?

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