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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 did Flaubert never do?
(a) Finish a book.
(b) Dance.
(c) Have an affair.
(d) Travel abroad.

2. What is Geoffrey's response to the accusation that Flaubert was a pessimist?
(a) He says that he didn't know one had to defend authors for being pessimists.
(b) He gives a list of Flaubert's optimistic quotes.
(c) He says that people don't understand the satire in Flaubert's novels.
(d) He explains why Flaubert was actually an optimist.

3. Which of the following animals does Flaubert not include in his letter to Bouilet?
(a) An ostrich.
(b) A lion.
(c) A donkey.
(d) A monkey.

4. What happened to the man who owned the parrot in the newspaper article?
(a) He wrote several stories about the parrot.
(b) He believed he had turned into a parrot.
(c) He died trying to save the parrot.
(d) He bought an aviary.

5. How does Geoffrey think authors legitimize coincidences?
(a) They ignore criticism of the coincidences in their books.
(b) They call them ironies.
(c) They use them to justify their characters.
(d) They use them to justify the endings of their books.

Short Answer Questions

1. Geoffrey feels that he understands Ellen less than he understands whom?

2. From what diseases did Flaubert suffer?

3. Who did Cervantes refer to as the source of his famous hero?

4. What is Geoffrey's marital status?

5. In the geographical part of Geoffrey's examination, what comment does he make about the region in which Flaubert lived?

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