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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is unusual to people about the cab that Léon and Emma ride in?
(a) It is stopped all day by the river.
(b) The blinds are drawn.
(c) It is drawn by only one horse.
(d) They are riding up front with the coachman.

5. When he visits Emma in Yonville, where does Léon first meet her?
(a) In Charles' office.
(b) In the lane behind her garden.
(c) At the Homais home.
(d) In Monsieur Binet's room.

6. What does Emma tell Justin she needs the arsenic for?
(a) To supplement Charles' medical supplies.
(b) To kill Rodolphe.
(c) To commit suicide.
(d) To kill rats.

7. Why is Emma scrambling for money?
(a) She has to pay off Lhereux.
(b) She bought Berthe too many expensive toys.
(c) She paid Rodolphe to keep their affair a secret.
(d) She gave all of her spending money to charity.

8. 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 reveals to Charles Emma's affair.
(d) She is not familiar with Emma's name.

9. How does his affair with Emma affect Léon's job?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) He begins putting on airs.
(c) He neglects his work.
(d) He avoids the company of his colleagues.

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

11. What name does Emma tell Léon he should address letters to her under?
(a) Félicité.
(b) Mère Rollet.
(c) Berthe.
(d) Madame Bovary.

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

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

14. How does Homais cover up Emma's suicide?
(a) He says that she suffered from delusions.
(b) He says she mistook arsenic for sugar.
(c) He says she was murdered by Lhereux.
(d) He says that she had a heart attack.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emma's father do after the funeral?

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

3. When Emma receives Rodolphe's letter breaking it off with her, what is her first thought to do?

4. What is the title of the book that Justin is caught with?

5. What happens to the money that Charles receives from one of his clients?

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