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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 does Charles owe money to Monsieur Homais?
(a) To pay for new clothes for Berthe.
(b) To pay him back for helping with Hippolyte.
(c) To pay off a loan.
(d) To pay for the expenses incurred during Emma's illness.

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

3. Who do Charles and Emma run into at the opera?
(a) Monsieur Lhereux.
(b) Léon.
(c) Monsieur Homais.
(d) Abbé Bournisien.

4. What award is being presented as Rodolphe professes his love for Emma?
(a) The manure award.
(b) The award for best sow.
(c) The award for best pie.
(d) The award for working the longest at the same farm.

5. What happens on Emma's wedding night that causes some people to think that she and her father are acting above their class?
(a) She leaves early without saying goodbye.
(b) She serves wine only to the wealthy guests.
(c) She forgets to say "thank you" to her guests.
(d) She refuses to allow wedding pranks to be played on her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Boulanger's attention in such high demand at the fair?

3. Eventually, what happens to Hippolyte?

4. Why doesn't Emma confide in the priest?

5. What does Flaubert compare the stagecoach to?

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