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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) A week.
(b) One year.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 43 days.

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

3. When does Emma begin sneaking off to see Rodolphe?
(a) After Charles has fallen asleep for the evening.
(b) After dinner with Charles.
(c) In the early morning.
(d) After Berthe takes her nap.

4. What does Charles find when he helps riders repair their cart?
(a) A rose.
(b) A gold coin.
(c) A book of poetry.
(d) A cigar case.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Emma meet on her way to visit the wet nurse?

2. Besides his wife's illness, what other factor in Charles' life is causing him stress?

3. Where does Léon want to go to finish his law studies?

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

5. Why is Charles unhappy during his first few weeks as Yonville's doctor?

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