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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the center of activity in Yonville?
(a) The local church.
(b) Homais' Pharmacy.
(c) The Bovary home.
(d) The Hotel Lion d'Or.

2. How does Homais want Charles to help him?
(a) By helping him study to become a doctor.
(b) By helping him write a speech for a prestigious scientific society.
(c) By overseeing his advice to clients.
(d) By taking over the pharmacy once he retires.

3. How does Monsieur Rouault compensate Charles for setting his leg?
(a) He gives him a house on his estate.
(b) He gives him 5 francs.
(c) He gives him a horse.
(d) He gives him 75 francs and a turkey.

4. Why doesn't Emma buy anything from Monsieur Lhereux?
(a) She wants to wait for Charles to help her decide what to purchase.
(b) She doesn't want to spend the money.
(c) She is too ill to buy anything.
(d) He offends her with his coarse manner.

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 provides one more attachment to a middle-class, provincial life.
(c) It is a girl and not a boy.
(d) All answers are correct.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What gift does Emma receive from one of Charles' patients?

3. What memento does Emma burn in a fit of depression?

4. What city does Emma dream of visiting by tracing maps of it?

5. What does Monsieur Lhereux try to sell to Emma?

(see the answer key)

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