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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. Flaubert was born in what year?
(a) 1800.
(b) 1850.
(c) 1825.
(d) 1875.

2. For what reason was Flaubert confined to the family home as a young man?
(a) Because of a scandal involving a maid.
(b) Because of an epileptic attack.
(c) Because of the war.
(d) Because of a broken leg.

3. What does Geoffrey learn about Ed when he meets him at the restaurant?
(a) Ed has married.
(b) Ed has been fired.
(c) Ed has lost the book he hoped to exchange with Geoffrey.
(d) Ed wants to donate materials to the Flaubert museums.

4. What does Geoffrey see at the second Flaubert museum?
(a) The original manuscript of Madame Bovary.
(b) Photographs of Flaubert's relatives.
(c) Love letters written by Flaubert.
(d) Another stuffed green parrot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From what diseases did Flaubert suffer?

2. Who was the owner of the dog that Flaubert took for walks and kissed?

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

4. As a student, what subject did Flaubert fail at?

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

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