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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens when Charles encounters Emma's supposed piano teacher, Mademoiselle Lempereur?
(a) She asks for more money.
(b) She says that Emma is a gifted student.
(c) She is not familiar with Emma's name.
(d) She reveals to Charles Emma's affair.

3. What does Emma throw out of the cab at the end of the day?
(a) A bouquet of flowers.
(b) Her veil.
(c) Her wedding ring.
(d) Her torn-up letter to Léon.

4. Why is another doctor called in to consult on the case?
(a) Because Hippolyte has gangrene.
(b) Because he has made a deal with Charles to split the proceeds.
(c) Because Homais wants another opinion.
(d) Because he is the boy's uncle.

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

6. When Emma receives Rodolphe's letter breaking it off with her, what is her first thought to do?
(a) Run after him.
(b) Murder him.
(c) Commit suicide.
(d) Tell Charles about the affair.

7. What does Emma's father do when he arrives in Yonville?
(a) He immediately takes over the funeral arrangements.
(b) He demands to see Monsieur Lhereux.
(c) He faints.
(d) He gets into an argument with Charles.

8. After suggesting a method of gaining more money for Emma, what does Monsieur Lhereux try to sell her?
(a) New clothes for Berthe.
(b) New furniture for her living room.
(c) Fabric for a new mourning gown.
(d) A new carpet.

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

10. What is the title of the book that Justin is caught with?
(a) Conjugal Love.
(b) Political Revolutions.
(c) Ivanhoe.
(d) Medicines and Poisons.

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

12. Where does Charles think Emma has gone?
(a) To see Monsieur Homais.
(b) To see Rodolphe.
(c) To the church.
(d) To Rouen.

13. What other instructions does Emma give to Léon about their correspondence?
(a) To write them in red ink.
(b) To write them in code.
(c) To make copies of them.
(d) To put his letters in double envelopes.

14. How long does Emma's illness last after she reads Rodolphe's letter?
(a) A week.
(b) One year.
(c) 43 days.
(d) 6 months.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Emma scrambling for money?

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

4. What bad news does Homais break to Emma?

5. Why does Emma want to convince Charles to take the case?

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