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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event causes the delay of the "Hirondelle" and also marks the loss of Emma's last remaining confidante?
(a) Emma accuses Charles of having an affair.
(b) Emma's greyhound runs away.
(c) Emma tells Charles her true feelings about her provincial life.
(d) Emma fires her new maid.

2. How does Emma spend her engagement period to Charles?
(a) Mourning for Madame Heloise Bovary.
(b) Having an affair.
(c) Learning how to cook.
(d) Creating her wardrobe.

3. The novel begins with a description of this character's experience in school. Who is this character?
(a) Justin.
(b) Emma Bovary.
(c) Leon Dupuis.
(d) Charles Bovary.

4. As Emma and Léon get to know each other, what do they originally discuss?
(a) Far away places.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Literature.
(d) Horses.

5. Upon the arrival of the Bovarys in Yonville, what does Homais do?
(a) Invites himself to dinner with them.
(b) Tells Charles his services are no longer needed.
(c) Asks the Bovarys to stay with him.
(d) Kisses Emma and causes a scandal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Charles' father, Charles Denis Bartholomé Bovary, get removed from his post as an Army surgeon?

3. How does Homais want Charles to help him?

4. Where is the center of activity in Yonville?

5. What do the Bovarys discover about their new home?

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