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

2. What does Geoffrey hope will result from his discussion with Ed?
(a) Light will be shed on Flaubert's behavior in London.
(b) Light will be shed on Flaubert's state of mind when he wrote Madame Bovary.
(c) Light will be shed on how the Flaubert museums can be updated.
(d) Light will be shed on Flaubert's relationship with his niece.

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

4. For what reason does Geoffrey read Flaubert?
(a) For research on the time period.
(b) For pleasure.
(c) For improving his own writing.
(d) For self-examination.

5. Who was the owner of the dog that Flaubert took for walks and kissed?
(a) Elisa Schlesinger.
(b) Flaubert's mother.
(c) Caroline.
(d) Julie Herbert.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Du Camp, on whom was Madame Bovary modeled?

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

4. The dates in the second list of the chronology include those associated with what?

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

(see the answer key)

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