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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the newspaper article Flaubert saved, what was the parrot trained to say?
(a) Curses.
(b) Quotes from Shakespeare.
(c) The days of the week.
(d) The name of its owner's lost love.

2. Flaubert refers to himself as a bear and his sister as what animal?
(a) The rabbit.
(b) The lion.
(c) The rat.
(d) The alligator.

3. What was the attitude toward Flaubert of the Collier sisters who Flaubert met when he spent his summers in Trouville?
(a) They were infatuated with him,
(b) They ignored him and hoped he would leave.
(c) Flaubert infuriated them.
(d) They laughed at him.

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

5. Flaubert, who didn't believe in progress, thought that democracy made people what?
(a) Dependent on government.
(b) Territorial.
(c) Stupid.
(d) Unhappy.

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

7. What had Ed lied about to the woman named Kent who gave him the letters?
(a) His occupation.
(b) The authenticity of the letters.
(c) His identity.
(d) The worth of the letters.

8. With what writer does the biographer Enid Starkie compare Flaubert?
(a) Balzac.
(b) Hugo.
(c) Moliere.
(d) Rousseau.

9. Who should the author of a book be like, according to a quote Geoffrey has read?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A parent.
(c) A close friend.
(d) God.

10. About a year after their first meeting, Geoffrey agrees to meet with Ed for what reason?
(a) To plan a trip to the Flaubert museums.
(b) To exchange books.
(c) To talk about some information Ed has obtained.
(d) To discuss "Madame Bovary."

11. What did the greyhound and Flaubert have in common?
(a) They were both ill at the same time.
(b) They were both orphans.
(c) They were both demanding.
(d) They both loved wine.

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

13. Who actually carried out the trick that resulted in Flaubert's find at the top of the Great Pyramid?
(a) Flaubert.
(b) Du Camp.
(c) The translator.
(d) Nabakov.

14. What are Geoffrey's thoughts about when he likes to cross the channel?
(a) When it is foggy.
(b) In the winter.
(c) During the off-season.
(d) In the summer.

15. What does Geoffrey say we need to respect about Flaubert even if we think him naive or unsuccessful?
(a) His legacy.
(b) His seriousness.
(c) His philanthropy.
(d) His body of work.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Geoffrey think authors legitimize coincidences?

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

4. What does Geoffrey do on his last day in Rouen?

5. What did Geoffrey do to ascertain the color of Madame Bovary's eyes?

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