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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Flaubert Bestiary.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Flaubert first come to know Juliet Herbert?
(a) She was his sister-in-law.
(b) She was his mother's maid.
(c) She was governess to Flaubert's niece.
(d) He met her at church.

2. Geoffrey thinks that if Flaubert had not been a bear he might have been what other animal?
(a) A whale.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A camel.
(d) An elephant.

3. In what way is Felicite completely different from Flaubert?
(a) She is inarticulate.
(b) She is lonely.
(c) She takes lovers.
(d) She writes in a diary.

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

5. What did the greyhound and Flaubert have in common?
(a) They both loved wine.
(b) They were both orphans.
(c) They were both demanding.
(d) They were both ill at the same time.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Flaubert feel about the organization of his ideas?

3. For what reason was Flaubert confined to the family home as a young man?

4. About a year after their first meeting, Geoffrey agrees to meet with Ed for what reason?

5. How is Rouen different from the first time Geoffrey visited the city?

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