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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of Emma's favorite pastimes?
(a) Reading romance novels.
(b) Gardening.
(c) Carving figurines.
(d) Writing letters.

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

3. What present does Emma give to Léon?
(a) A journal.
(b) Some exotic plants.
(c) An ornate coverlet.
(d) A puppy.

4. How long does it take Monsieur Rouault to begin walking after he has broken his leg?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 46 days.
(d) 2 years.

5. Why doesn't Emma buy anything from Monsieur Lhereux?
(a) She doesn't want to spend the money.
(b) He offends her with his coarse manner.
(c) She is too ill to buy anything.
(d) She wants to wait for Charles to help her decide what to purchase.

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

7. Why don't the fireworks go off at the end of the agricultural fair?
(a) They have gotten wet.
(b) They were bought from a disreputable seller.
(c) The speeches go too long, and there isn't time to set them off.
(d) Some local boys have stolen them.

8. During the fair, a woman wins a monetary award for what remarkable achievement?
(a) She has had 11 children.
(b) She has worked at the same farm her entire life.
(c) She was the first woman to win an agricultural prize.
(d) She has raised the winning sheep for 5 years in a row.

9. How does Charles eventually convince Emma to go riding with Rodolphe?
(a) She can add a new horse to their stable.
(b) She can buy new living room furniture.
(c) She can take a trip to Paris afterwards.
(d) She can buy a new riding habit.

10. What seems to set Rodolphe apart from other men at the fair?
(a) He is very talkative and engages everyone he meets in conversation.
(b) He rides a horse through the fair.
(c) He is very elaborately dressed.
(d) He is dressed very poorly.

11. The novel begins with a description of this character's experience in school. Who is this character?
(a) Charles Bovary.
(b) Justin.
(c) Leon Dupuis.
(d) Emma Bovary.

12. After running into Binet, what do Emma and Rodolphe decide to do?
(a) Find a new place to clandestinely meet.
(b) Bribe Binet to not say anything.
(c) Tell Charles about the affair.
(d) Run off to Paris.

13. Where is the center of activity in Yonville?
(a) The Hotel Lion d'Or.
(b) Homais' Pharmacy.
(c) The local church.
(d) The Bovary home.

14. Where in Yonville is Homais waiting for the Bovarys to arrive?
(a) The Hotel Lion d'Or.
(b) The Bovary home.
(c) Homais' Pharmacy.
(d) The local church.

15. Where do Charles and Emma first live together as husband and wife?
(a) Paris.
(b) England.
(c) Charles' home at Tostes.
(d) Emma's home at Bertaux.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Emma move her bedroom into the parlor of the Bovary home?

2. After she throws herself into domestic life, how does Emma's appearance change?

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

4. Where does Emma next see Monsieur Binet?

5. Where does Léon want to go to finish his law studies?

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