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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what setting does Geoffrey think the most famous nineteenth century fictional depiction of a seduction occurs?
(a) Out in the countryside.
(b) In a bordello.
(c) In a cab of a carriage.
(d) Onboard a ship.

2. How did Flaubert first come to know Juliet Herbert?
(a) He met her at church.
(b) She was governess to Flaubert's niece.
(c) She was his sister-in-law.
(d) She was his mother's maid.

3. After her parrot dies, what does Felicite do?
(a) She buys another parrot.
(b) She buries him and buys a headstone.
(c) She has him stuffed and prays to him.
(d) She has his photograph taken.

4. What is Geoffrey's marital status?
(a) He is divorced.
(b) He is a widower.
(c) He is single.
(d) He is married.

5. What does Geoffrey hope will result from his discussion with Ed?
(a) Light will be shed on how the Flaubert museums can be updated.
(b) Light will be shed on Flaubert's state of mind when he wrote Madame Bovary.
(c) Light will be shed on Flaubert's relationship with his niece.
(d) Light will be shed on Flaubert's behavior in London.

6. For what reason does Geoffrey read Flaubert?
(a) For improving his own writing.
(b) For self-examination.
(c) For research on the time period.
(d) For pleasure.

7. Flaubert was born in what year?
(a) 1875.
(b) 1850.
(c) 1800.
(d) 1825.

8. After Flaubert published "Madame Bovary," what did Gertrude Collier Tenant publish?
(a) The letters written to her by Flaubert.
(b) An edition of of her grandfather's journal.
(c) A critique of "Madam Bovary."
(d) A romance novel.

9. What is Geoffrey's attitude when making his final explanation about why he hates critics?
(a) He is determined to be understanding.
(b) He says he would abolish critics if he had the power to do so.
(c) He forgives those critics who have misjudged his work.
(d) He is filled with rage.

10. Although he had once thought of writing a book, what is Geoffrey's actual occupation?
(a) Journalist.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Architect.
(d) Doctor.

11. From what diseases did Flaubert suffer?
(a) Diabetes and epilepsy.
(b) Syphilis and diabetes.
(c) Diabetes and heart disease.
(d) Epilepsy and syphilis.

12. As a student, what subject did Flaubert fail at?
(a) Economics.
(b) Law.
(c) Architecture.
(d) Medicine.

13. Geoffrey maintains that mistakes like the professor pointed out in his speech are external mistakes, but Geoffrey is more concerned with internal mistakes which he considers to be what?
(a) Sloppy.
(b) Philosophically unsound.
(c) Something designed to keep the reader alert.
(d) Untrue.

14. Who is Humbert?
(a) The lawyer hired by Flaubert in Rouen.
(b) The translator who travels with Flaubert and Du Camp.
(c) The Russian guide who took Flaubert to the top of the Great Pyramid.
(d) The name of a Nabokov character who seduced young girls.

15. What happened to the letters?
(a) Ed buried them.
(b) Ed ripped them up and dropped them into the sea.
(c) Ed sealed them up and left them in an undisclosed location.
(d) Ed burned them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What should novelists who want to reproduce life's possibilities do?

2. What happened to the man who owned the parrot in the newspaper article?

3. What does Geoffrey think might be a reason why Flaubert refers to himself as a white bear?

4. How does Geoffrey think authors legitimize coincidences?

5. In the newspaper article Flaubert saved, what was the parrot trained to say?

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