2. The chronology is divided into three sections, the first of which deals with which of the following?
(a) Flaubert's childhood.
(b) Critical response to Flaubert's work.
(c) Details of Flaubert's life and successes.
(d) Flaubert's works.

3. What does Geoffrey think might be a reason why Flaubert refers to himself as a white bear?
(a) Because he once had a stuffed white bear as a child.
(b) Because white bears are a symbol of goodness.
(c) Because other bears have been used by humans, but not the white bear.
(d) Because other bears appear to often in literature.

4. What did Ed originally intend to do with the letters?
(a) Sell them.
(b) Donate them to the Flaubert museum.
(c) Keep them for his collection.
(d) Give them to Geoffrey.

5. Who does Flaubert feel he will be tied to until one of them dies?
(a) Elisa Schlesinger.
(b) Louise Colet.
(c) His sister.
(d) His mother.

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

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

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

9. Why does Geoffrey think that critics want to control literature?
(a) So they can keep the public from reading inappropriate material.
(b) So they can have power over others.
(c) So they can regulate the past.
(d) So they can impress their readers.

10. According to Du Camp, on whom was Madame Bovary modeled?
(a) The village seamstress of Rouen.
(b) The second wife of a medical officer.
(c) Flaubert's cousin.
(d) Flaubert's first mistress.

11. For what reason was Flaubert confined to the family home as a young man?
(a) Because of a scandal involving a maid.
(b) Because of a broken leg.
(c) Because of an epileptic attack.
(d) Because of the war.

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

13. How does Geoffrey think authors legitimize coincidences?
(a) They use them to justify their characters.
(b) They call them ironies.
(c) They use them to justify the endings of their books.
(d) They ignore criticism of the coincidences in their books.

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

15. What do Du Camp and Flaubert do the night before climbing the Great Pyramid?
(a) They get drunk.
(b) They take photographs.
(c) They research its history.
(d) They sleep beside it.