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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. How many letters did Ed get from the woman named Kent?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) Two.
(c) About a dozen.
(d) About 75.

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

3. What mistake did Enid Starkie make when she published her biography of Flaubert?
(a) She left out the entire story of "Un couer simple" from her manuscript.
(b) She said that Flaubert's mother forbid him to become a writer.
(c) She used a portrait on her first volume about Flaubert that wasn't him.
(d) She said that Flaubert never had a mistress.

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

5. In what setting does Geoffrey think the most famous nineteenth century fictional depiction of a seduction occurs?
(a) In a cab of a carriage.
(b) Out in the countryside.
(c) Onboard a ship.
(d) In a bordello.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what diseases did Flaubert suffer?

2. Which condition best describes Flaubert at his death?

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

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

5. What is Geoffrey's marital status?

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