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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Emma's father do when he arrives in Yonville?
(a) He faints.
(b) He immediately takes over the funeral arrangements.
(c) He demands to see Monsieur Lhereux.
(d) He gets into an argument with Charles.

2. What does Emma throw out of the cab at the end of the day?
(a) Her wedding ring.
(b) Her torn-up letter to Léon.
(c) Her veil.
(d) A bouquet of flowers.

3. 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 forgets to say "thank you" to her guests.
(b) She refuses to allow wedding pranks to be played on her.
(c) She leaves early without saying goodbye.
(d) She serves wine only to the wealthy guests.

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

5. Where does Emma sit that makes her think back on the important events of her life?
(a) By the river.
(b) In front of the opera house.
(c) In front of her old convent.
(d) In the cathedral.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Flaubert compare the stagecoach to?

2. What does Emma tell Binet she is doing to hide her secret?

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

4. Who runs the house while Emma is ill?

5. When does Emma begin sneaking off to see Rodolphe?

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