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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. Who was Loulou?
(a) Elisa Schlessinger's parrot.
(b) Felicite's parrot.
(c) Caroline's parrot.
(d) Juliet's parrot.

2. Why didn't Flaubert include many trains in his work?
(a) Flaubert wrote books and stories set in isolated villages.
(b) Flaubert wrote about the Middle Ages.
(c) Most of Flaubert's work was set before the popularity of trains in France.
(d) Flaubert hated trains.

3. What color are Madame Bovary's eyes, according to Geoffrey who says that they may be changed in appearance by the light?
(a) Blue.
(b) Grey.
(c) Brown.
(d) Green.

4. What objects does Geoffrey Braithwaite, the narrator of "Flaubert's Parrot," describe in the beginning of the book?
(a) Statues.
(b) Flags.
(c) Paintings.
(d) Columns.

5. What are Geoffrey's thoughts about when he likes to cross the channel?
(a) When it is foggy.
(b) In the summer.
(c) In the winter.
(d) During the off-season.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Geoffrey first meet Ed Winterton?

2. Although he had once thought of writing a book, what is Geoffrey's actual occupation?

3. What does Geoffrey see at the second Flaubert museum?

4. How does Geoffrey defend the charge that Flaubert hated humanity?

5. What did the greyhound and Flaubert have in common?

(see the answer key)

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