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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who comes to stay with the Bovarys after the birth of their child?
(a) Charles' mother.
(b) Emma's father.
(c) Charles' father.
(d) Emma's mother.

3. What gift does Emma receive from one of Charles' patients?
(a) A dress.
(b) A canary.
(c) A ring.
(d) A dog.

4. Where does Emma next see Monsieur Binet?
(a) At Rodolphe's.
(b) At her house, talking to Charles.
(c) At the Homais'.
(d) At Charles' office.

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

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

7. What does Charles find when he helps riders repair their cart?
(a) A rose.
(b) A book of poetry.
(c) A cigar case.
(d) A gold coin.

8. What event does Homais disclose is coming to Yonville?
(a) A fashion show.
(b) A traveling circus.
(c) A display of scientific artifacts.
(d) A large agricultural exhibition.

9. How old was Emma when she was sent to the convent to study?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 13.
(d) 18.

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

11. As Emma and Léon get to know each other, what do they originally discuss?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Far away places.
(c) Horses.
(d) Literature.

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

13. What does Charles want to give to Emma as a present?
(a) A portrait of himself.
(b) An antique ring.
(c) A new dog.
(d) A new dress.

14. What gift does Léon bring to Emma?
(a) A puppy.
(b) Some exotic plants.
(c) A new dress.
(d) A journal.

15. What event causes the delay of the "Hirondelle" and also marks the loss of Emma's last remaining confidante?
(a) Emma fires her new maid.
(b) Emma accuses Charles of having an affair.
(c) Emma's greyhound runs away.
(d) Emma tells Charles her true feelings about her provincial life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Emma fire her maid upon returning from the ball?

2. What do the Bovarys discover about their new home?

3. Upon the arrival of the Bovarys in Yonville, what does Homais do?

4. How do Emma and Rodolphe begin communicating in the early days of their affair?

5. What is the name of the town clerk who boards with the Homais family and is incredibly bored with the provincial life in Yonville?

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