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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. According to Geoffrey, what is the sweetest moment of writing?
(a) Writing the final word.
(b) Reading a good review on a book.
(c) Seeing the book in print.
(d) Getting an idea for a book that never has to be written.

2. Who did Cervantes refer to as the source of his famous hero?
(a) Candide.
(b) Gustave Flaubert.
(c) Madame Bovary.
(d) Felicite.

3. According to Geoffrey, how did Flaubert sometimes travel in London?
(a) Via the London Underground.
(b) On horseback
(c) By bus.
(d) In rented carriages.

4. Which of the following are not used to describe Flaubert in Braithwaite's Dictionary?
(a) The bear in his lair.
(b) The legend of Rouen.
(c) The first modern novelist.
(d) The father of Realism.

5. What did Flaubert confess to Louise?
(a) That he spent many hours thinking about what he would do with a million francs.
(b) That he no longer loved her.
(c) That he had given up writing.
(d) That he had had many affairs.

Short Answer Questions

1. When one of Flaubert's doctors called him "an hysterical old woman," what was his reaction?

2. Why did Flaubert want Louise to write like he wrote?

3. Why did Flaubert say that he wrote "Madame Bovary"?

4. What tantalizes Geoffrey about Flaubert's ideas?

5. What does Geoffrey ask about disciples and their masters?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Geoffrey say about the death of writers?

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

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

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

6. From Braithwaite's dictionary, give an example of conflicting accounts for one particular entry.

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

8. Why did Flaubert hate railroads?

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

10. What two women are compared and found to be remarkably similar?

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