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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. Who does Emma end up confiding in about her convoluted emotions?
(a) Charles.
(b) Her maid.
(c) Justin.
(d) Léon.

2. Why does Emma move her bedroom into the parlor of the Bovary home?
(a) Because she is experiencing postpartum depression.
(b) Because her bedroom is not warm enough as winter approaches.
(c) So she doesn't have to be as close to Charles.
(d) So she can watch Léon walk his dog.

3. What do the Bovarys discover about their new home?
(a) It is infested with mice.
(b) It is a mere cottage and not up to Emma's standards.
(c) It still has boarders living in it.
(d) It is well-designed but in disarray.

4. What does Emma do to try to regain interest in her domestic responsibilities as a wife and mother?
(a) Embarks on her household chores with care.
(b) Removes Berthe from the care of the wet nurse.
(c) Starts going to church.
(d) All answers are correct.

5. 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 too many patients and cannot find enough time to treat them all.
(c) He wants to become a pharmacist instead.
(d) He has few patients and is worried about money.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Emma spend her engagement period to Charles?

2. What does Charles find when he helps riders repair their cart?

3. Who came to the convent to tell fantastic stories to the girls there?

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

5. What event causes the delay of the "Hirondelle" and also marks the loss of Emma's last remaining confidante?

(see the answer key)

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