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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 9 | Part 2: Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Emma wish she had spent her honeymoon with Charles?
(a) An exotic location far away.
(b) At an inn in Yonville.
(c) At his parents' home.
(d) At her parents' home.

2. Why is Emma unhappy when she is no longer at the convent?
(a) She has ended an unsatisfying love affair.
(b) She misses her best friend.
(c) She wants to become a nun.
(d) She feels that life is boring and uneventful.

3. What career does Charles Bovary eventually settle on to please his mother?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Shopkeeper.

4. Where do Charles and Emma meet?
(a) In the forest.
(b) At Les Bertaux, the home of Monsieur Rouault.
(c) On a ship going to England.
(d) At a party in Paris given by Emma's cousins.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in Yonville is Homais waiting for the Bovarys to arrive?

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

3. The novel begins with a description of this character's experience in school. Who is this character?

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

5. How does Monsieur Rouault compensate Charles for setting his leg?

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