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

2. Who does Flaubert feel he will be tied to until one of them dies?
(a) Elisa Schlesinger.
(b) His sister.
(c) Louise Colet.
(d) His mother.

3. Who always met Flaubert when he returned to Rouen from Mantes?
(a) Elisa Schlesinger.
(b) His sister.
(c) His mother.
(d) Maxine du Camp.

4. What is it that Geoffrey says about a line of writing which is good?
(a) He says it ceases to belong to any school.
(b) He says it has to have been labored over.
(c) He says it comes straight from the heart.
(d) He says it is immediately recognized as being good.

5. What did Geoffrey do to ascertain the color of Madame Bovary's eyes?
(a) He read the original manuscript.
(b) He researched Flaubert's notes.
(c) He reread the book.
(d) He asked the guest lecturer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the man who owned the parrot in the newspaper article?

2. Which of the following are not used to describe Flaubert in Braithwaite's Dictionary?

3. How many letters did Ed get from the woman named Kent?

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

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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