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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Léon leaves to continue his studies, how does Emma cope with the loss?
(a) She leaves Charles.
(b) She spends more time doting on Berthe.
(c) She begins to buy herself extravagant things.
(d) She begins doing charitable works for the poor.

2. How does his affair with Emma affect Léon's job?
(a) He avoids the company of his colleagues.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) He neglects his work.
(d) He begins putting on airs.

3. Why do the townspeople believe Justin spends so much time at the Bovary home?
(a) Because he has a crush on the maid.
(b) Because he wants to become a doctor like Charles.
(c) Because he no longer wants to work for his uncle.
(d) Because he is in love with Emma.

4. What is an early routine that Charles and Emma establish as newlyweds?
(a) They take long horseback rides together.
(b) They eat together and take walks together.
(c) They always write letters to each other.
(d) They read romance novels together.

5. Where does Emma wish she had spent her honeymoon with Charles?
(a) An exotic location far away.
(b) At an inn in Yonville.
(c) At his parents' home.
(d) At her parents' home.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the main topic of conversation at Emma's first dinner in Yonville?

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

4. How does Charles eventually convince Emma to go riding with Rodolphe?

5. What career does Charles Bovary eventually settle on to please his mother?

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