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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. Who came to the convent to tell fantastic stories to the girls there?
(a) A visiting priest.
(b) Félicité.
(c) A spinster who helped with the sewing.
(d) Leon Dupuis.

2. After running into Binet, what do Emma and Rodolphe decide to do?
(a) Bribe Binet to not say anything.
(b) Tell Charles about the affair.
(c) Find a new place to clandestinely meet.
(d) Run off to Paris.

3. How many guests do Emma and Charles have at their wedding?
(a) 10.
(b) 250.
(c) Only the priest and Emma's father.
(d) 43.

4. As Emma and Léon get to know each other, what do they originally discuss?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Far away places.
(c) Literature.
(d) Horses.

5. What seems to disappoint Emma about her pregnancy and the birth of her child, Berthe?
(a) She cannot afford to buy the layette that she wants.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) It provides one more attachment to a middle-class, provincial life.
(d) It is a girl and not a boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Lhereux ruined the life of a local townsman?

2. How old was Emma when she was sent to the convent to study?

3. During the fair, a woman wins a monetary award for what remarkable achievement?

4. Why does Emma fire her maid upon returning from the ball?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Emma begins charity work and rediscovers religious faith in Part 2: Chapter 14?

2. Why does Emma allow herself to be so easily persuaded by Lhereux in Part 3: Chapter 2?

3. How does Emma's funeral in Part 3: Chapter 9 compare with Emma's day-to-day life?

4. How does Charles' action in Part 2: Chapter 11 irrevocably change the nature of his relationship with Emma?

5. Describe Emma's father's reaction to her death in Part 3: Chapter 10.

6. Describe Emma's conflicting motives in her interactions with Binet, Guillaumin and Rodolphe in Part 3: Chapter 7.

7. What tactics does Emma use in Part 3: Chapter 3 to get to see Léon on a more regular basis?

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

9. Explain the differences between Homais' and Abbé Bournisien's views on religion in Part 3: Chapter 9.

10. Do you think that Emma's suicide attempt in Part 2: Chapter 13 is a sign of her true love and devotion for Rodolphe or of disappointment in the the realization that her dream of a better life is over?

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