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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. What is Monsieur Homais' nephew Justin's future career?
(a) He wants to become a priest.
(b) He wants to join the military.
(c) He plans on being a pharmacist like his uncle.
(d) He wants to become a doctor.

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

3. What does Charles find when he helps riders repair their cart?
(a) A gold coin.
(b) A cigar case.
(c) A rose.
(d) A book of poetry.

4. What event causes the delay of the "Hirondelle" and also marks the loss of Emma's last remaining confidante?
(a) Emma accuses Charles of having an affair.
(b) Emma tells Charles her true feelings about her provincial life.
(c) Emma's greyhound runs away.
(d) Emma fires her new maid.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Boulanger decide his seduction of Emma will begin?

3. What do the Bovarys discover about their new home?

4. How do Emma and Rodolphe begin communicating in the early days of their affair?

5. Why does Charles think he and Emma should move?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Emma has a very fickle nature. What are some examples of this that are revealed in Part 2: Chapter 3?

4. How is the cathedral described in Part 3: Chapter 1?

5. By Part 2: Chapter 7, do you think Emma has become a sympathetic character? Why or why not?

6. In Chapter 9 the reader begins to see the more superficial side of Emma. What does Emma do in this chapter that reflects her rather tragic and wasteful life?

7. Why does Emma seek refuge at the home of Mère Rollet in Part 2: Chapter 7?

8. What is Charles' reaction to learning about his wife's affairs in Part 3: Chapter 11?

9. What elements from "Lucie de Lammermoor" reflect themes or events in Emma's own life in Part 2: Chapter 15?

10. How are the other people attending the opera described in Part 2: Chapter 15?

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