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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. After her parrot dies, what does Felicite do?
(a) She has him stuffed and prays to him.
(b) She has his photograph taken.
(c) She buys another parrot.
(d) She buries him and buys a headstone.

2. What was Geoffrey's reaction to Ed's disposal of the letters?
(a) He was ambivalent.
(b) He felt Ed had done the morally correct decision.
(c) He was thrilled.
(d) He was angry with Ed.

3. What does Geoffrey do on his last day in Rouen?
(a) He eats at a snack bar called Le Flaubert.
(b) He outlines his new book.
(c) He drives to Croisset.
(d) He photographs the statues.

4. In the story, "Un coeur simple," what is Felicite's occupation?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Prostitute.
(c) Seamstress.
(d) Servant woman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Flaubert was born in what year?

2. Although he had once thought of writing a book, what is Geoffrey's actual occupation?

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

4. At the Hotel-Dieu, the museum is partly about Flaubert and partly about what?

5. What objects does Geoffrey Braithwaite, the narrator of "Flaubert's Parrot," describe in the beginning of the book?

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