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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Binet believe her?
(a) Because he knows that Rodolphe is not home.
(b) Because he knows that Emma doesn't have a dog.
(c) Because he knows that Berthe has been removed from the wet nurse.
(d) Because he has seen her visiting Rodolphe before.

2. How long does Emma's illness last after she reads Rodolphe's letter?
(a) 43 days.
(b) 6 months.
(c) A week.
(d) One year.

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

4. Why does Rodolphe suggest that Emma should begin horseback riding with him?
(a) To improve her health.
(b) To test a new horse he is interested in purchasing.
(c) To give her a chance to meet other townspeople.
(d) To practice for an upcoming race.

5. What city does Emma dream of visiting by tracing maps of it?
(a) Paris.
(b) Rome.
(c) New York.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual to people about the cab that Léon and Emma ride in?

2. During the fair, a woman wins a monetary award for what remarkable achievement?

3. What seems to disappoint Emma about her pregnancy and the birth of her child, Berthe?

4. After running into Binet, what do Emma and Rodolphe decide to do?

5. What does Monsieur Lhereux try to sell to Emma?

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