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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What mistake did Enid Starkie make when she published her biography of Flaubert?
(a) She used a portrait on her first volume about Flaubert that wasn't him.
(b) She said that Flaubert's mother forbid him to become a writer.
(c) She left out the entire story of "Un couer simple" from her manuscript.
(d) She said that Flaubert never had a mistress.

3. What color are Madame Bovary's eyes, according to Geoffrey who says that they may be changed in appearance by the light?
(a) Green.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blue.
(d) Grey.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who does Flaubert feel he will be tied to until one of them dies?

3. Which condition best describes Flaubert at his death?

4. What is the parrot's name?

5. How did Flaubert first come to know Juliet Herbert?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Geoffrey find on the subject of Madame Bovary's eyes when he rereads the book?

2. Why is Geoffrey so anxious to meet with Ed a second time?

3. What is the plot of "Un coeur simple"?

4. How did Ed happen to get the letters between Julie and Flaubert?

5. Why did Ed say he burned the correspondence between Juliet and Flaubert?

6. What are the three parts of Braithwaite's chronology about?

7. What are several different parrots mentioned in the bestiary?

8. What is ironic about the Flaubert's burial?

9. How successful was Flaubert during his student days?

10. What does Geoffrey think about omniscient authors of novels?

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