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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Binet believe her?
(a) Because he has seen her visiting Rodolphe before.
(b) Because he knows that Emma doesn't have a dog.
(c) Because he knows that Berthe has been removed from the wet nurse.
(d) Because he knows that Rodolphe is not home.

2. What is the name of the town clerk who boards with the Homais family and is incredibly bored with the provincial life in Yonville?
(a) Léon Dupuis.
(b) Abbé Bournisien.
(c) The previous doctor.
(d) Monsieur Binet.

3. When does Emma begin sneaking off to see Rodolphe?
(a) In the early morning.
(b) After Charles has fallen asleep for the evening.
(c) After dinner with Charles.
(d) After Berthe takes her nap.

4. What memento does Emma burn in a fit of depression?
(a) Her bridal bouquet.
(b) Her wedding dress.
(c) Her love letters from Charles.
(d) Her favorite books.

5. Where does Boulanger decide his seduction of Emma will begin?
(a) At a dance he is organizing.
(b) During one of the Homais' Sunday parties.
(c) Emma's home.
(d) The agricultural show.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take Monsieur Rouault to begin walking after he has broken his leg?

2. What makes Emma and Rodolphe gather so much attention when they go riding?

3. Who does Emma end up confiding in about her convoluted emotions?

4. How does Charles eventually convince Emma to go riding with Rodolphe?

5. Upon the arrival of the Bovarys in Yonville, what does Homais do?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, Emma is introduced to the reader. How is she described?

2. In Chapter 1, what clues are given that Charles Bovary is a member of the middle class and is considered an "ordinary" person?

3. Justin is surrounded by strong-willed women. Explain his relationship with Félicité and Emma in Part 2: Chapter 12.

4. In Part 2: Chapter 2 Emma reflects on each of the 4 different beds she has slept on in her life. How does each of these beds represent an important stage in her development as a character?

5. What are some of the clichés that the dignitaries use who speak at the agricultural show in Part 2: Chapter 8?

6. What subjects do Léon and Emma discuss in Part 2: Chapter 4 that reveal aspects of their personalities?

7. What is ironic about Emma's death in Part 3: Chapter 8?

8. What character types do the animals at the fair symbolize in Chapter 2: Part 8?

9. Rodolphe is a very manipulative character. What are some ways he manipulates both Charles and Emma in Part 2: Chapter 9?

10. Based on the comparison Emma makes between Charles and Léon is Part 2: Chapter 5, who do you think is better suited for her and why?

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