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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What present does Emma give to Léon?
(a) Some exotic plants.
(b) An ornate coverlet.
(c) A journal.
(d) A puppy.

2. What is Monsieur Homais' nephew Justin's future career?
(a) He wants to become a priest.
(b) He wants to join the military.
(c) He wants to become a doctor.
(d) He plans on being a pharmacist like his uncle.

3. After she throws herself into domestic life, how does Emma's appearance change?
(a) She grows very thin.
(b) She becomes pregnant again.
(c) She gains a lot of weight from eating too much.
(d) She drastically cuts her hair.

4. Why is Charles unhappy during his first few weeks as Yonville's doctor?
(a) He is unable to treat a suspected outbreak of disease in the town.
(b) He has few patients and is worried about money.
(c) He has too many patients and cannot find enough time to treat them all.
(d) He wants to become a pharmacist instead.

5. Charles and Emma's relationship grows as they are alone one day discussing what?
(a) Childhood memories and times at school.
(b) Farming.
(c) Banking.
(d) Popular fashions and town gossip.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many different beds does Emma realize that she has slept in during her short life?

2. Where is the center of activity in Yonville?

3. Where do Charles and Emma first live together as husband and wife?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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