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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. From where does Geoffrey reread the description of the parrot?
(a) From Flaubert's diaries.
(b) From "Un coeur simple."
(c) From a letter written to Juliet Herbert.
(d) From "Madame Bovary."

2. What animal does Flaubert dream about in the dream Geoffrey includes in the psychoanalysis section of the examination?
(a) Rat.
(b) Bear.
(c) Monkey.
(d) Lion.

3. What tantalizes Geoffrey about Flaubert's ideas?
(a) How much Flaubert sounds like he belongs in the twentieth century.
(b) How much Flaubert's ideas are like his own.
(c) All of the unwritten works.
(d) How many more books of Flaubert's he has yet to read.

4. Why did Geoffrey think people want to think the best about authors?
(a) People want to affirm their choice of reading material.
(b) People hope to learn truths from authors.
(c) People have a tendency to defend authors.
(d) People believe authors are somewhat like prophets.

5. What did Geoffrey want to know about his wife?
(a) He wanted to know how she knew his secrets.
(b) He wanted to know the worst about her.
(c) He wanted to know what others thought of her.
(d) He wanted to know if she planned to take his money.

Short Answer Questions

1. When one of Flaubert's doctors called him "an hysterical old woman," what was his reaction?

2. In the psychology section of the examination, what two women are compared?

3. According to Geoffrey, which of the following is not a reason that makes people want to know the worst?

4. Which of the following animals does Flaubert not include in his letter to Bouilet?

5. With what writer does the biographer Enid Starkie compare Flaubert?

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