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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Homais think Charles should help the stable boy, Hippolyte?
(a) He has had an accident and broken his leg.
(b) He has a weak heart.
(c) He has a nervous stomach.
(d) He has a deformed foot.

2. After he helps the boy, how is he rewarded?
(a) He is given dresses for Emma and Berthe.
(b) An article is written about him in the newspaper.
(c) He is given an award by the local medical society.
(d) He is given a large sum of money.

3. What name does Emma tell Léon he should address letters to her under?
(a) Félicité.
(b) Madame Bovary.
(c) Berthe.
(d) Mère Rollet.

4. What does Léon find on their boat ride that makes the boatman tell them about his previous customers?
(a) A gold ring.
(b) A champagne glass.
(c) A silk ribbon.
(d) A love poem.

5. How does Flaubert describe Emma's three days with Léon in Rouen?
(a) Tedious.
(b) Like a true honeymoon.
(c) Like a romance from Sir Walter Scott.
(d) A nightmare.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does the boatman allude having been on the boat recently?

2. Why do the townspeople believe Justin spends so much time at the Bovary home?

3. What do Léon and Emma do during their time together?

4. What is the primary activity of the weekly Sunday parties at the Homais home?

5. Why does Emma move her bedroom into the parlor of the Bovary home?

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