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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. Who was Caroline?
(a) Flaubert's mother.
(b) Flaubert's lover.
(c) Flaubert's sister.
(d) Flaubert's niece.

2. If Geoffrey had his way, which of the following subjects would he not ban novel writers from using?
(a) Novels set in Oxford or Cambridge.
(b) Novels about people reverting back to nature.
(c) Novels about small forgotten wars.
(d) Novels about love affairs.

3. What mistake in "The Lord of the Flies" does the professor from Cambridge talk about?
(a) The boys come to the island on an obsolete aircraft.
(b) Ralph dreams of a place he has never been and calls it home.
(c) Piggy's glasses are for shortsightedness and could not have lit the fire.
(d) No one thought of fishing, yet the boys ate fish.

4. What is the parrot's name?
(a) Loulou.
(b) Polly.
(c) Mimi.
(d) Gustave.

5. What did Flaubert's niece ask for after Flaubert's death?
(a) Flaubert's stuffed parrot.
(b) The original manuscript of "Madame Bovary."
(c) A cast of the writer's hand.
(d) Flaubert's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what setting does Geoffrey think the most famous nineteenth century fictional depiction of a seduction occurs?

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

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

4. What does Flaubert find when he gets to the top of the Great Pyramid?

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

(see the answer key)

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