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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. How does Geoffrey think authors legitimize coincidences?
(a) They use them to justify their characters.
(b) They ignore criticism of the coincidences in their books.
(c) They use them to justify the endings of their books.
(d) They call them ironies.

2. What had Ed lied about to the woman named Kent who gave him the letters?
(a) His occupation.
(b) The worth of the letters.
(c) The authenticity of the letters.
(d) His identity.

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

4. At the Hotel-Dieu, the museum is partly about Flaubert and partly about what?
(a) World literature.
(b) The French Revolution.
(c) Natural history.
(d) Medical history.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which condition best describes Flaubert at his death?

2. For what reason does Geoffrey read Flaubert?

3. What is Geoffrey's attitude when making his final explanation about why he hates critics?

4. Who actually carried out the trick that resulted in Flaubert's find at the top of the Great Pyramid?

5. What does Geoffrey hope will result from his discussion with Ed?

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