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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the unusual characteristic of the sheep whose owner Flaubert took to dinner?
(a) It was blind.
(b) It had a human-like face.
(c) It had five legs.
(d) It bleated with a melody-like sound.

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

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

4. What does Geoffrey do on his last day in Rouen?
(a) He eats at a snack bar called Le Flaubert.
(b) He drives to Croisset.
(c) He outlines his new book.
(d) He photographs the statues.

5. What word does Geoffrey say that people are no longer allowed to use for describing lunacy?
(a) Freak.
(b) Idiot.
(c) Mad.
(d) Crazy.

6. 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 mirror.
(d) A stuffed parrot.

7. When Gertrude's son-in-law, the explorer Henry Morton Stanley, was forced to get rid of his belongings during a trip, what book did he toss?
(a) "Salammbo."
(b) A volume of Shakespeare.
(c) The Bible.
(d) "Madame Bovary."

8. What does Geoffrey hope will result from his discussion with Ed?
(a) Light will be shed on Flaubert's behavior in London.
(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 how the Flaubert museums can be updated.

9. What does Geoffrey ask Ed about the content of the letters?
(a) He asked if Flaubert used the letters as the basis for any of his stories.
(b) He asks if Flaubert discussed death in his letters.
(c) He asked if Julie wrote about her children.
(d) He asks if the letters proved Flaubert and Julie Herbert had an affair.

10. What mistake in "The Lord of the Flies" does the professor from Cambridge talk about?
(a) Ralph dreams of a place he has never been and calls it home.
(b) The boys come to the island on an obsolete aircraft.
(c) No one thought of fishing, yet the boys ate fish.
(d) Piggy's glasses are for shortsightedness and could not have lit the fire.

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

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

13. What was the name of the greyhound that was Flaubert's final companion?
(a) Elisa.
(b) Madame Bovary.
(c) Julio.
(d) Loulou.

14. What does Geoffrey see at the second Flaubert museum?
(a) The original manuscript of Madame Bovary.
(b) Photographs of Flaubert's relatives.
(c) Love letters written by Flaubert.
(d) Another stuffed green parrot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From what diseases did Flaubert suffer?

2. Who was the owner of the dog that Flaubert took for walks and kissed?

3. Why does Geoffrey think that critics want to control literature?

4. For what reason does Geoffrey read Flaubert?

5. The chronology is divided into three sections, the first of which deals with which of the following?

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