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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. Who runs the house while Emma is ill?
(a) Charles' mother.
(b) Charles.
(c) Félicité.
(d) Monsieur Homais.

2. Where is the ball held where Emma meets Vicomte?
(a) La Vaubyessard.
(b) At Charles' home at Tostes.
(c) At Emma and Charles' home at Les Bertaux.
(d) At her parents' home at Bertaux.

3. Why does Rodolphe suggest that Emma should begin horseback riding with him?
(a) To improve her health.
(b) To give her a chance to meet other townspeople.
(c) To test a new horse he is interested in purchasing.
(d) To practice for an upcoming race.

4. Where does Léon want to go to finish his law studies?
(a) Paris.
(b) America.
(c) Rome.
(d) London.

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) It provides one more attachment to a middle-class, provincial life.
(d) All answers are correct.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Charles eventually convince Emma to go riding with Rodolphe?

2. When does Emma begin sneaking off to see Rodolphe?

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

4. How does Homais want Charles to help him?

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

(see the answer key)

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