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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. With whom did Flaubert have his most celebrated affair?
(a) Mimi.
(b) His mother's maid.
(c) Louise Colet.
(d) Elisa Schlessinger.

2. Who does Flaubert feel he will be tied to until one of them dies?
(a) His mother.
(b) Louise Colet.
(c) His sister.
(d) Elisa Schlesinger.

3. In the newspaper article Flaubert saved, what was the parrot trained to say?
(a) The name of its owner's lost love.
(b) Quotes from Shakespeare.
(c) Curses.
(d) The days of the week.

4. What is Geoffrey's attitude when making his final explanation about why he hates critics?
(a) He is determined to be understanding.
(b) He is filled with rage.
(c) He says he would abolish critics if he had the power to do so.
(d) He forgives those critics who have misjudged his work.

5. Flaubert was born in what year?
(a) 1800.
(b) 1825.
(c) 1875.
(d) 1850.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason does Geoffrey say that he does not like coincidences?

2. What did Geoffrey do to ascertain the color of Madame Bovary's eyes?

3. What mistake in "The Lord of the Flies" does the professor from Cambridge talk about?

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

5. How many letters did Ed get from the woman named Kent?

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