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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. How many times are Madame Bovary's eyes actually mentioned in the novel?
(a) Dozens.
(b) Six.
(c) Ten.
(d) One.

2. Geoffrey compares biographies to what objects?
(a) Nets.
(b) Photographs.
(c) Desks.
(d) Trains.

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

4. 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 other bears have been used by humans, but not the white bear.
(c) Because other bears appear to often in literature.
(d) Because white bears are a symbol of goodness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many letters did Ed get from the woman named Kent?

2. Who actually carried out the trick that resulted in Flaubert's find at the top of the Great Pyramid?

3. Why does Geoffrey say that we cannot know everything about the past?

4. What was the name of the greyhound that was Flaubert's final companion?

5. What does Geoffrey learn about Ed when he meets him at the restaurant?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Geoffrey say is the difference between internal mistakes in writing literature and external ones?

2. What was included in the dictionary Flaubert wrote?

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

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

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

6. Describe Ed Winterton.

7. What is Flaubert's opinion of democracy?

8. What was the trick Flaubert planned to play at the Great Pyramid and what was the outcome?

9. Why does Geoffrey think Flaubert might also be compared to a camel?

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

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