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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. Where does Geoffrey first meet Ed Winterton?
(a) At a bar.
(b) At the university.
(c) At a friend's home.
(d) At a book fair.

2. The dates in the second list of the chronology include those associated with what?
(a) The influence of politics on Flaubert's life.
(b) Flaubert's childhood.
(c) The deaths and failures in Flaubert's life.
(d) Flaubert's works.

3. What did Ed originally intend to do with the letters?
(a) Sell them.
(b) Give them to Geoffrey.
(c) Keep them for his collection.
(d) Donate them to the Flaubert museum.

4. Geoffrey compares biographies to what objects?
(a) Nets.
(b) Trains.
(c) Photographs.
(d) Desks.

5. What happened after the dragoman lost his Scottish terrier?
(a) The dragoman asked Flaubert if he could have Flaubert's dog.
(b) Flaubert bought the dragoman another Scottish terrier.
(c) The dragoman barked like a dog and the terrier answered back.
(d) The dragoman looked for the dog for the rest of his life.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Flaubert first come to know Juliet Herbert?

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

4. How does Geoffrey think authors legitimize coincidences?

5. What mistake in "The Lord of the Flies" does the professor from Cambridge talk about?

(see the answer key)

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