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

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

3. From what diseases did Flaubert suffer?
(a) Syphilis and diabetes.
(b) Epilepsy and syphilis.
(c) Diabetes and epilepsy.
(d) Diabetes and heart disease.

4. What does Geoffrey ask Ed about the content of the letters?
(a) He asks if Flaubert discussed death in his letters.
(b) He asked if Flaubert used the letters as the basis for any of his stories.
(c) He asked if Julie wrote about her children.
(d) He asks if the letters proved Flaubert and Julie Herbert had an affair.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason does Geoffrey read Flaubert?

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

3. What does Geoffrey see at the second Flaubert museum?

4. What does Geoffrey do on his last day in Rouen?

5. What is the parrot's name?

(see the answer key)

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