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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event does Charles think will help Emma return to good spirits?
(a) Going to a party at Homais'.
(b) Visiting her father.
(c) Seeing an opera at Rouen.
(d) Hosting a dinner party.

2. What does Emma want Charles to buy for Hippolyte?
(a) A grave marker.
(b) Two wooden legs.
(c) A new horse.
(d) A cottage.

3. What happens when Emma asks Rodolphe for the money?
(a) He says he will give her half.
(b) He tells her she must earn it.
(c) He says he doesn't have it.
(d) He says he needs a few days to get it.

4. Who visits the Bovarys and is shocked by Emma's behavior?
(a) Charles' father.
(b) Emma's father.
(c) Charles' mother.
(d) Léon.

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

6. After he helps the boy, how is he rewarded?
(a) An article is written about him in the newspaper.
(b) He is given an award by the local medical society.
(c) He is given a large sum of money.
(d) He is given dresses for Emma and Berthe.

7. Why does Charles owe money to Monsieur Homais?
(a) To pay for new clothes for Berthe.
(b) To pay off a loan.
(c) To pay him back for helping with Hippolyte.
(d) To pay for the expenses incurred during Emma's illness.

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

9. What annoys Emma about Charles during the performance?
(a) He falls asleep.
(b) He keeps talking to her.
(c) He leaves without her.
(d) He sings along.

10. Who had written to Emma's father to inform him of her death?
(a) Monsieur Homais.
(b) Charles' mother.
(c) Charles.
(d) Rodolphe.

11. What hobby does Emma decide to pursue again?
(a) Playing the piano.
(b) Writing poetry.
(c) Painting portraits.
(d) Horseback riding.

12. Who does Homais get into a religious debate with?
(a) Monsieur Lhereux.
(b) Emma.
(c) Abbé Bournisien.
(d) Charles.

13. Why does Charles leave Emma during the opera?
(a) To get her a drink.
(b) To get more money.
(c) To meet some colleagues.
(d) To get some fresh air.

14. Who does Emma call out for in her final moments?
(a) Rodolphe.
(b) The blind man.
(c) Vicomte.
(d) Léon.

15. What does Léon find on their boat ride that makes the boatman tell them about his previous customers?
(a) A gold ring.
(b) A champagne glass.
(c) A silk ribbon.
(d) A love poem.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Homais think Charles should help the stable boy, Hippolyte?

2. How does Charles complicate his trip with Emma?

3. What does Emma tell Justin she needs the arsenic for?

4. How does Emma try to recuperate from her illness after a talk with Abbé Bournisien?

5. Eventually, what happens to Hippolyte?

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