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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After she throws herself into domestic life, how does Emma's appearance change?
(a) She gains a lot of weight from eating too much.
(b) She becomes pregnant again.
(c) She grows very thin.
(d) She drastically cuts her hair.

2. How do Emma and Rodolphe begin communicating in the early days of their affair?
(a) By exchanging letters.
(b) By paintings they draw for each other.
(c) By code unknowingly transmitted by Justin.
(d) By talking through her open bedroom window.

3. 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 has worked at the same farm her entire life.
(c) She has had 11 children.
(d) She was the first woman to win an agricultural prize.

4. What happens to Berthe when Emma returns from her meeting with Abbé Bournisien?
(a) She goes to stay with Emma's father.
(b) She becomes feverish and needs medical care.
(c) She falls and cuts her face.
(d) She is sent back to stay with the wet nurse.

5. How does Emma spend her engagement period to Charles?
(a) Having an affair.
(b) Learning how to cook.
(c) Creating her wardrobe.
(d) Mourning for Madame Heloise Bovary.

6. 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 no longer wants to work for his uncle.
(c) Because he has a crush on the maid.
(d) Because he is in love with Emma.

7. Where is Emma when she compares her husband to Léon and begins to realize that she is no longer in love with her husband?
(a) At her husband's office.
(b) Watching a flax mill being built.
(c) At a wedding.
(d) At a horse race.

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

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

10. What memento does Emma burn in a fit of depression?
(a) Her love letters from Charles.
(b) Her favorite books.
(c) Her bridal bouquet.
(d) Her wedding dress.

11. When does Emma begin sneaking off to see Rodolphe?
(a) After Berthe takes her nap.
(b) After dinner with Charles.
(c) In the early morning.
(d) After Charles has fallen asleep for the evening.

12. What happens to Charles' first wife?
(a) She is killed by a horse.
(b) She dies after becoming financially ruined.
(c) She runs off to Paris to become an actress.
(d) She leaves him for a local priest.

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

14. How many guests do Emma and Charles have at their wedding?
(a) 10.
(b) 250.
(c) 43.
(d) Only the priest and Emma's father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Monsieur Lhereux try to sell to Emma?

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

3. Where do Charles and Emma meet?

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

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

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