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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, And the Parrot....

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Flaubert find when he gets to the top of the Great Pyramid?
(a) A stuffed parrot.
(b) A business card.
(c) A mirror.
(d) A letter addressed to him.

2. What does Andrieu say about the fact that Flaubert wrote from his imagination?
(a) Flaubert may have never even seen a parrot.
(b) Flaubert often made up imaginary French towns.
(c) Flaubert had no need to put his relatives in his books.
(d) Flaubert could have chosen to depict the colors of the parrot to suit himself

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

4. What particular criticism does Starkie have of Flaubert's characterization of Madame Bovary?
(a) She says that her temperament does not suit her actions.
(b) She says that there is no clear physical descriptiion in the book.
(c) She says that he gives her differing eye colors in different chapters.
(d) He says that her eyes saw all when it was obvious she was often unaware.

5. At Croisset, what was on the site of what was Flaubert's home?
(a) A paper factory.
(b) A shoe factory.
(c) A cotton mill.
(d) A refinery.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what diseases did Flaubert suffer?

2. According to Geoffrey, what did Flaubert think about democracy?

3. What is Geoffrey's marital status?

4. To what philosopher does Geoffrey compare Flaubert?

5. What did Geoffrey want to know about his wife?

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