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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Emma's illness last after she reads Rodolphe's letter?
(a) One year.
(b) 6 months.
(c) A week.
(d) 43 days.

2. Why is Charles unhappy during his first few weeks as Yonville's doctor?
(a) He has too many patients and cannot find enough time to treat them all.
(b) He has few patients and is worried about money.
(c) He wants to become a pharmacist instead.
(d) He is unable to treat a suspected outbreak of disease in the town.

3. What seems to disappoint Emma about her pregnancy and the birth of her child, Berthe?
(a) She cannot afford to buy the layette that she wants.
(b) It is a girl and not a boy.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) It provides one more attachment to a middle-class, provincial life.

4. How do Emma and Rodolphe begin communicating in the early days of their affair?
(a) By paintings they draw for each other.
(b) By talking through her open bedroom window.
(c) By exchanging letters.
(d) By code unknowingly transmitted by Justin.

5. How does Charles eventually convince Emma to go riding with Rodolphe?
(a) She can take a trip to Paris afterwards.
(b) She can add a new horse to their stable.
(c) She can buy a new riding habit.
(d) She can buy new living room furniture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Berthe when Emma returns from her meeting with Abbé Bournisien?

2. What does Charles want to give to Emma as a present?

3. Who comes to stay with the Bovarys after the birth of their child?

4. What causes Emma to relapse during a walk with Charles when she is recuperating?

5. Why does Emma fire her maid upon returning from the ball?

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