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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. Why does Charles think he and Emma should move?
(a) Due to the political turmoil in the area.
(b) Due to Emma's poor health.
(c) To be closer to his parents.
(d) To be closer to Emma's parents.

2. What causes Emma to return to Bertaux from the convent?
(a) She lost her faith.
(b) Her father died.
(c) Her mother died.
(d) She fell in love.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Emma wish she had spent her honeymoon with Charles?

2. As Emma and Léon get to know each other, what do they originally discuss?

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

4. Why is Charles unhappy during his first few weeks as Yonville's doctor?

5. What is the primary activity of the weekly Sunday parties at the Homais home?

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