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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 don't the fireworks go off at the end of the agricultural fair?
(a) They have gotten wet.
(b) The speeches go too long, and there isn't time to set them off.
(c) They were bought from a disreputable seller.
(d) Some local boys have stolen them.

2. What is an early routine that Charles and Emma establish as newlyweds?
(a) They read romance novels together.
(b) They take long horseback rides together.
(c) They always write letters to each other.
(d) They eat together and take walks together.

3. What does Emma tell Binet she is doing to hide her secret?
(a) Looking for her dog that ran off.
(b) Gathering wildflowers.
(c) Visiting the wet nurse.
(d) Borrowing books from Rodolphe.

4. What seems to set Rodolphe apart from other men at the fair?
(a) He is very elaborately dressed.
(b) He rides a horse through the fair.
(c) He is very talkative and engages everyone he meets in conversation.
(d) He is dressed very poorly.

5. What does Emma do to try to regain interest in her domestic responsibilities as a wife and mother?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) Starts going to church.
(c) Embarks on her household chores with care.
(d) Removes Berthe from the care of the wet nurse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Binet believe her?

2. How many different beds does Emma realize that she has slept in during her short life?

3. What do we learn has happened to Homais' career?

4. What gift does Léon bring to Emma?

5. What happens to Berthe when Emma returns from her meeting with Abbé Bournisien?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the state of Emma and Léon's relationship by the end of Part 3: Chapter 6?

3. How does Emma sink even deeper in debt in Part 3: Chapter 5?

4. Explain Charles' reaction to learning of his father's death in Part 3: Chapter 2.

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

6. Explain what happens to Homais in Part 3: Chapter 11. Do you think he deserves this?

7. How are Léon and Emma like honeymooners in Part 3: Chapter 3?

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

9. What experiences does Emma have at the ball at La Vaubyessard in Chapter 8 that seem to redefine her perceptions and expectations?

10. Monsieur Lhereux's character is developed in Part 2: Chapter 5. What clues does a reader get about his character?

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