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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, The Case Against.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the greyhound that was Flaubert's final companion?
(a) Loulou.
(b) Julio.
(c) Madame Bovary.
(d) Elisa.

2. What did Ed originally intend to do with the letters?
(a) Give them to Geoffrey.
(b) Donate them to the Flaubert museum.
(c) Keep them for his collection.
(d) Sell them.

3. For what reason does Geoffrey say that he does not like coincidences?
(a) Because coincidences make him feel uncomfortable.
(b) Because he feels that coincidences rob people of their sense of control.
(c) Because he agrees with Flaubert's opinion on the subject.
(d) Because he prefers to feel that life is chaotic.

4. In what way is Felicite completely different from Flaubert?
(a) She is inarticulate.
(b) She is lonely.
(c) She writes in a diary.
(d) She takes lovers.

5. Although he had once thought of writing a book, what is Geoffrey's actual occupation?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Journalist.
(c) Architect.
(d) Doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What French work did Flaubert translate into English?

2. How is Rouen different from the first time Geoffrey visited the city?

3. What did Flaubert never do?

4. In the newspaper article Flaubert saved, what was the parrot trained to say?

5. What is it that Geoffrey says about a line of writing which is good?

(see the answer key)

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