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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Emma arrives back at her hotel?
(a) She has a letter waiting for her from Lhereux.
(b) Charles is waiting for her.
(c) She runs into Rodolphe.
(d) She has missed her coach to Yonville.

2. What does Flaubert compare the stagecoach to?
(a) A fire pit.
(b) A tomb.
(c) A flying carpet.
(d) A wedding bed.

3. What does Charles request as a memory of Emma?
(a) A last kiss.
(b) A lock of her hair.
(c) A portrait of her in her death shroud.
(d) Her wedding ring.

4. Who is absent from Emma's funeral?
(a) Léon.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) Rodolphe.
(d) Monsieur Binet.

5. Where does Emma sit that makes her think back on the important events of her life?
(a) In the cathedral.
(b) In front of her old convent.
(c) In front of the opera house.
(d) By the river.

6. What is the name of the tenor featured in the opera the Bovarys see?
(a) Lagardy.
(b) Rubini.
(c) Grisi.
(d) Tambourini.

7. What does Charles' mother decide to do after Emma's death?
(a) Move in with him in Yonville.
(b) Take him to Paris.
(c) Try to find him a new wife.
(d) Take him on a tour of Europe.

8. How does Emma try to recuperate from her illness after a talk with Abbé Bournisien?
(a) By painting portraits of her family.
(b) By returning to horseback riding.
(c) By reading poetry.
(d) By rediscovering religion.

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

10. Who does Monsieur Homais encounter on his way home?
(a) Rodolphe.
(b) The blind man.
(c) Mère Rollet.
(d) Léon.

11. Why do they leave the opera early?
(a) They are tired.
(b) It is too warm.
(c) They have to meet friends for dinner.
(d) They need to catch their coach.

12. How does Homais explain his religious philosophy to Abbé Bournisien?
(a) He is a devout Catholic.
(b) He believes in Protestantism.
(c) He is an Atheist.
(d) He admires Christianity.

13. To whom does the boatman allude having been on the boat recently?
(a) Charles.
(b) Monsieur Lhereux.
(c) Abbé Bournisien.
(d) Rodolphe.

14. What does Emma threaten to do to her beloved piano?
(a) Burn it.
(b) Give it to Hippolyte.
(c) Donate it to charity.
(d) Sell it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Emma call out for in her final moments?

2. Why is another doctor called in to consult on the case?

3. What are Charles' specifications for Emma's funeral?

4. What happens when Emma asks Rodolphe for the money?

5. When he visits Emma in Yonville, where does Léon first meet her?

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