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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 letters did Ed get from the woman named Kent?
(a) About 75.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) About a dozen.
(d) Two.

2. What does Geoffrey hope will result from his discussion with Ed?
(a) Light will be shed on Flaubert's relationship with his niece.
(b) Light will be shed on Flaubert's behavior in London.
(c) Light will be shed on how the Flaubert museums can be updated.
(d) Light will be shed on Flaubert's state of mind when he wrote Madame Bovary.

3. For what reason does Geoffrey say that he does not like coincidences?
(a) Because he agrees with Flaubert's opinion on the subject.
(b) Because he prefers to feel that life is chaotic.
(c) Because he feels that coincidences rob people of their sense of control.
(d) Because coincidences make him feel uncomfortable.

4. What is Geoffrey's marital status?
(a) Married.
(b) Divorced.
(c) Single.
(d) Widowed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Flaubert have his most celebrated affair?

2. How does Geoffrey think authors legitimize coincidences?

3. What does Geoffrey do on his last day in Rouen?

4. What is Geoffrey's marital status?

5. What do Du Camp and Flaubert do the night before climbing the Great Pyramid?

Short Essay Questions

1. Flaubert compares himself to many things. Name some of them.

2. How successful was Flaubert during his student days?

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

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

5. Why does Geoffrey say he hates critics?

6. What factual information does Geoffrey tell the reader about himself?

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

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

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

10. What is Flaubert's opinion of democracy?

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