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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. What does Geoffrey do on his last day in Rouen?
(a) He photographs the statues.
(b) He drives to Croisset.
(c) He eats at a snack bar called Le Flaubert.
(d) He outlines his new book.

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

3. Who is Humbert?
(a) The Russian guide who took Flaubert to the top of the Great Pyramid.
(b) The translator who travels with Flaubert and Du Camp.
(c) The lawyer hired by Flaubert in Rouen.
(d) The name of a Nabokov character who seduced young girls.

4. What was the attitude toward Flaubert of the Collier sisters who Flaubert met when he spent his summers in Trouville?
(a) They ignored him and hoped he would leave.
(b) They laughed at him.
(c) Flaubert infuriated them.
(d) They were infatuated with him,

5. 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 ambivalent.
(d) He was thrilled.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are Madame Bovary's eyes, according to Geoffrey who says that they may be changed in appearance by the light?

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

3. What is Geoffrey's marital status?

4. Which of the following animals does Flaubert not include in his letter to Bouilet?

5. What was the unusual characteristic of the sheep whose owner Flaubert took to dinner?

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