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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 a weak heart.
(b) He has had an accident and broken his leg.
(c) He has a deformed foot.
(d) He has a nervous stomach.

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

3. What gift does Léon bring to Emma?
(a) A puppy.
(b) A journal.
(c) Some exotic plants.
(d) A new dress.

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

5. What is Monsieur Homais' nephew Justin's future career?
(a) He wants to join the military.
(b) He plans on being a pharmacist like his uncle.
(c) He wants to become a priest.
(d) He wants to become a doctor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What other instructions does Emma give to Léon about their correspondence?

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

4. Eventually, what happens to Hippolyte?

5. What does Léon find on their boat ride that makes the boatman tell them about his previous customers?

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