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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Cross Channel.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Du Camp, on whom was Madame Bovary modeled?
(a) Flaubert's cousin.
(b) Flaubert's first mistress.
(c) The village seamstress of Rouen.
(d) The second wife of a medical officer.

3. Flaubert refers to himself as a bear and his sister as what animal?
(a) The alligator.
(b) The lion.
(c) The rat.
(d) The rabbit.

4. What is Geoffrey's marital status?
(a) Married.
(b) Single.
(c) Divorced.
(d) Widowed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the attitude toward Flaubert of the Collier sisters who Flaubert met when he spent his summers in Trouville?

2. Flaubert was born in what year?

3. After her parrot dies, what does Felicite do?

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

5. What did Flaubert's niece ask for after Flaubert's death?

(see the answer key)

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