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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Rodolphe do upon seeing Emma again?
(a) He confesses his love for her.
(b) He throws her out.
(c) He mocks her.
(d) He sends for Charles.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. What is physically wrong with the beggar that Emma encounters on her way home to Yonville?
(a) He is blind.
(b) He is covered with pestilent sores.
(c) He is missing his arms and legs.
(d) He has a hunchback.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does Emma say she got the bouquet of flowers that Léon had given her?

4. What do Léon and Emma do during their time together?

5. Who has Lhereux sold Emma's promissory notes to?

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