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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Emma say she got the bouquet of flowers that Léon had given her?
(a) Lagardy.
(b) A beggar on the street.
(c) Justin.
(d) Monsieur Homais.

2. What does Emma finally convince Charles to let her do?
(a) Travel to Paris.
(b) Take piano lessons in Rouen.
(c) Move to a larger home.
(d) Visit Rodolphe.

3. What kind of student was Léon while he was in school in Paris?
(a) Conscientious and reliable.
(b) A braggart and know-it-all.
(c) Known as being irresponsible.
(d) Often late for class.

4. Who does Emma decide to consult with about gaining power of attorney?
(a) Monsieur Lhereux.
(b) Monsieur Homais.
(c) Léon.
(d) Abbé Bournisien.

5. What does Emma's father do after the funeral?
(a) Returns immediately to Bertaux.
(b) Stays at Yonville for a few days.
(c) Spends time with Berthe.
(d) Pays a visit to Lhereux.

6. Who has Lhereux sold Emma's promissory notes to?
(a) Monsieur Vincart.
(b) Abbé Bournisien.
(c) Rodolphe.
(d) Monsieur Binet.

7. How does Emma explain her absence the night she doesn't return home?
(a) She says she missed her coach.
(b) She says she had taken ill.
(c) She says she fell asleep.
(d) She says she was playing in a recital.

8. Why does Charles suggest Emma stay on in Rouen without him?
(a) To buy some new clothes.
(b) To catch up with Léon.
(c) To settle some debts.
(d) To see another showing of the Opera.

9. What bad news does Homais break to Emma?
(a) She owes him a large sum of money.
(b) Her father-in-law has died.
(c) Charles has left her.
(d) Berthe is ill.

10. On what day of the week does Emma visit Léon in Rouen?
(a) Sundays.
(b) Saturdays.
(c) Thursdays.
(d) Every other day.

11. How do Rodolphe and Emma often pass notes to each other?
(a) They leave them under a bench.
(b) Packed in a box of fruit.
(c) Hidden in Charles' medicine bag.
(d) Folded into the pages of a book.

12. How does Emma's behavior begin to reflect her new, more daring lifestyle?
(a) She begins wearing different fashions than she did before.
(b) She smokes in public.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) She speaks openly of political and religious issues.

13. Who runs the house while Emma is ill?
(a) Charles' mother.
(b) Charles.
(c) Félicité.
(d) Monsieur Homais.

14. What does Léon's employer suggest he do about Emma?
(a) Take her to Paris.
(b) Pay off her debts.
(c) Marry her.
(d) Break off the affair.

15. What does Charles do during Emma's funeral?
(a) He accuses Lhereux of causing her death.
(b) He tries to throw himself into her grave.
(c) He rails against her character.
(d) He is aloof and without emotion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides his wife's illness, what other factor in Charles' life is causing him stress?

2. Who does Léon entertain that causes him to be late for a rendezvous with Emma?

3. What is Emma's emotion when she leaves Lhereux after finding out about the impending auction of her possessions?

4. What happens after Léon and Emma run into Monsieur Lhereux?

5. What is physically wrong with the beggar that Emma encounters on her way home to Yonville?

(see the answer keys)

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