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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Emma Bovary's Eyes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Flaubert's niece ask for after Flaubert's death?
(a) The original manuscript of "Madame Bovary."
(b) Flaubert's house.
(c) A cast of the writer's hand.
(d) Flaubert's stuffed parrot.

2. How does Flaubert feel about the organization of his ideas?
(a) He purposely lets ideas fall where they will.
(b) He puts everything into neat little categories.
(c) He is haphazard about organization about half the time.
(d) He wants others to organize his ideas for him.

3. What particular criticism does Starkie have of Flaubert's characterization of Madame Bovary?
(a) She says that there is no clear physical descriptiion in the book.
(b) She says that her temperament does not suit her actions.
(c) He says that her eyes saw all when it was obvious she was often unaware.
(d) She says that he gives her differing eye colors in different chapters.

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

5. How is Rouen different from the first time Geoffrey visited the city?
(a) Its parks have been paved over.
(b) It has three times the population.
(c) It has been industrialized.
(d) It had been bombed then.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the parrot's name?

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

3. What mistake did the professor from Cambridge point out in a Tennyson work?

4. What did Ed originally intend to do with the letters?

5. In what way is Felicite completely different from Flaubert?

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