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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 Flaubert always meet Louise Colet?
(a) At Mantes.
(b) At Rouen.
(c) In Paris.
(d) In London.

2. What did Geoffrey want to know about his wife?
(a) He wanted to know how she knew his secrets.
(b) He wanted to know the worst about her.
(c) He wanted to know what others thought of her.
(d) He wanted to know if she planned to take his money.

3. According to Geoffrey, at one point in Flaubert's life did he no longer need fantasies?
(a) When he moved out of his mother's home.
(b) When Louise married him.
(c) When "Madame Bovary" was published.
(d) When he became wealthy.

4. Why did Louise say that she did not need Flaubert in her life?
(a) Because she was married.
(b) Because she didn't like men.
(c) Because he was too old for her.
(d) Because she was famous.

5. Who is defined as Flaubert's social alter ego?
(a) Maxime du Camp.
(b) Louis Bouilhet.
(c) Jean-Paul Sartre.
(d) Emile Zola.

Short Answer Questions

1. At Croisset, what was on the site of what was Flaubert's home?

2. In the psychology section of the examination, what two women are compared?

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

4. What did Flaubert think about train travel?

5. What tantalizes Geoffrey about Flaubert's ideas?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Geoffrey say that Flaubert's fantasies were no longer needed when he was thirty-five?

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

3. What were two projects Flaubert started but never finished?

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

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

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

7. What does Geoffrey notice about the signs on the train from Rouen?

8. In what ways did Flaubert want Louise to be like him?

9. On what points, if any, does Geoffrey personally criticize Flaubert?

10. What are three entries in Braithwaite's dictionary do you think were included only for the sake of filling that letter's spot?

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