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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Emma move her bedroom into the parlor of the Bovary home?
(a) So she can watch Léon walk his dog.
(b) Because she is experiencing postpartum depression.
(c) So she doesn't have to be as close to Charles.
(d) Because her bedroom is not warm enough as winter approaches.

2. Where do Charles and Emma meet?
(a) At Les Bertaux, the home of Monsieur Rouault.
(b) At a party in Paris given by Emma's cousins.
(c) On a ship going to England.
(d) In the forest.

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

4. What is the name of the town clerk who boards with the Homais family and is incredibly bored with the provincial life in Yonville?
(a) Léon Dupuis.
(b) Abbé Bournisien.
(c) Monsieur Binet.
(d) The previous doctor.

5. 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 buy a new riding habit.
(d) She can take a trip to Paris afterwards.

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

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

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

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

10. Who came to the convent to tell fantastic stories to the girls there?
(a) Félicité.
(b) A visiting priest.
(c) Leon Dupuis.
(d) A spinster who helped with the sewing.

11. Upon the arrival of the Bovarys in Yonville, what does Homais do?
(a) Invites himself to dinner with them.
(b) Tells Charles his services are no longer needed.
(c) Kisses Emma and causes a scandal.
(d) Asks the Bovarys to stay with him.

12. Where is the ball held where Emma meets Vicomte?
(a) At Emma and Charles' home at Les Bertaux.
(b) At Charles' home at Tostes.
(c) At her parents' home at Bertaux.
(d) La Vaubyessard.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The novel begins with a description of this character's experience in school. Who is this character?

2. After Léon leaves to continue his studies, how does Emma cope with the loss?

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

4. What is the primary activity of the weekly Sunday parties at the Homais home?

5. How does Homais want Charles to help him?

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