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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. Why was Louise a risk in Flaubert's life?
(a) Because of the possibility of disease.
(b) Because she was married.
(c) Because she meant the risk of partnership.
(d) Because Flaubert spent so much money on her.

2. Why did Flaubert say that he wrote "Madame Bovary"?
(a) Because he knew it would make his fortune.
(b) Because it was the true story of his mother's life.
(c) Because the idea came to him in a dream.
(d) Because he hated realism.

3. Who was known as Flaubert's second mother?
(a) Caroline Flaubert.
(b) Elisa Schlessinger.
(c) Louise Colet.
(d) George Sand.

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

5. Who was the first French writer to appear on a stamp?
(a) Balzac.
(b) Hugo.
(c) Rosnard.
(d) Flaubert.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Louise Colet say she will take as a compliment?

2. After Flaubert published "Madame Bovary," what did Gertrude Collier Tenant publish?

3. For what reason was Flaubert confined to the family home as a young man?

4. What rumor did a man named Edmond Ledoux spread about Flaubert?

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

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