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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal does Flaubert dream about in the dream Geoffrey includes in the psychoanalysis section of the examination?
(a) Bear.
(b) Rat.
(c) Lion.
(d) Monkey.

2. Why does Louise say Flaubert feared her?
(a) Because she could ruin his reputation.
(b) Because she had hidden his love notes.
(c) Because she might blackmail him.
(d) Because she understood him.

3. According to Geoffrey, what is the sweetest moment of writing?
(a) Writing the final word.
(b) Reading a good review on a book.
(c) Seeing the book in print.
(d) Getting an idea for a book that never has to be written.

4. What French work did Flaubert translate into English?
(a) The Three Musketeers.
(b) Rousseau's essays.
(c) Candide.
(d) Les Miserables.

5. What did people want to tell Geoffrey about?
(a) Ellen's illness.
(b) His children's behavior.
(c) Ellen's affairs.
(d) Their writing projects.

6. In his letters, what did Flaubert often write to Louise about?
(a) Her beauty.
(b) Her upcoming visits.
(c) His mother.
(d) His new works.

7. Who did Cervantes refer to as the source of his famous hero?
(a) Madame Bovary.
(b) Gustave Flaubert.
(c) Felicite.
(d) Candide.

8. What does Louise think people will think about her and Flaubert after they are dead?
(a) She thinks people will take her side.
(b) She thinks people will take his side.
(c) She thinks people will read nothing either of them wrote.
(d) She thinks people will think their love affair was tragic.

9. In the psychology section of the examination, what two women are compared?
(a) Madame Bovary and Louise Colet.
(b) Juliet Herbert and Eleanor Marx.
(c) Elisa Schlessinger and Louise Colet.
(d) Madame Bovary and Eleanor Marx.

10. According to Geoffrey, how did Flaubert sometimes travel in London?
(a) In rented carriages.
(b) By bus.
(c) Via the London Underground.
(d) On horseback

11. What did Flaubert imagine could happen if he married Louise?
(a) He would stop devoting time to his writing.
(b) He would stop loving her.
(c) She would have a child and die.
(d) She would stop loving him.

12. According to Geoffrey, what did Flaubert think about democracy?
(a) He thought democracy was merely a stage in the history of government.
(b) He thought democracy would ruin France.
(c) He thought democracy would eventually come to every country.
(d) He thought democracy was noble.

13. What object is the subject of the theater direction quoted in the theatrical history section of the examination?
(a) A pen.
(b) A copy of Madame Bovary.
(c) A stockpot.
(d) A rocking chair.

14. How long did it take Flaubert to write a novel?
(a) A few months.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Five to seven years.
(d) One year.

15. To whom were all of Flaubert's letters to Louise Colet sent through?
(a) Felicite.
(b) Flaubert's sister.
(c) Maxime du Camp.
(d) Louise Colet's brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Geoffrey said that Flaubert learned that life is not a choice between murdering your way to throne or what?

2. To what does Geoffrey compare a work of art?

3. What does Geoffrey notice that the trains pass as they leave the station in Croisset?

4. What did Geoffrey want to know about his wife?

5. According to Du Camp, how should the name Bovary be pronounced?

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