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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. Where did Geoffrey say he thought his wife's despair came from?
(a) The knowledge that Geoffrey cheated on her.
(b) The illness she was fighting.
(c) A child she could not help.
(d) A chamber of her heart which was inaccessible to him.

2. What is the difference in time for the trip to Rouen by train for Geoffrey than it was in Flaubert's time?
(a) The trip takes about the same amount of time.
(b) Geoffrey wonders about the difference, but doesn't know the answer.
(c) The trip takes much longer because of all the stops.
(d) The trip takes about half the time.

3. To what philosopher does Geoffrey compare Flaubert?
(a) Rousseau.
(b) Kant.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Voltaire.

4. Who was the first French writer to appear on a stamp?
(a) Hugo.
(b) Rosnard.
(c) Balzac.
(d) Flaubert.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Geoffrey says that you cannot change humanity, you can only what?

2. In the "History (with Astrology)" section of the examination, what does Flaubert say we are dancing on?

3. What was the subject of the metaphysical novel Flaubert made plans to write?

4. What did Geoffrey say about his relationship with Ellen?

5. According to Geoffrey, at one point in Flaubert's life did he no longer need fantasies?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Louise a complication in Flaubert's life?

2. Describe Flaubert's feelings about his home in Croisset

3. Describe three life plans Flaubert dreamed of.

4. What are two of the issues about which Geoffrey says people would find fault with Flaubert?

5. What does Geoffrey say is the difference between what people want to know about lovers and what they want to know about authors?

6. How is Flaubert's dream described in the examination section on Psychoanalysis?

7. Why does Geoffrey think about books that authors didn't write?

8. What was Geoffrey's attitude toward his wife's promiscuity?

9. Who are two of Flaubert's relatives who are given an entry in Braithwaite's dictionary?

10. Why does Geoffrey think that people want to know the worst?

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