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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 Emma confide in the priest?
(a) Because she decides to go shopping instead.
(b) Because she is late for dinner.
(c) Because he does not have a compassionate nature.
(d) Because she decides to confide in Charles instead.

2. What does Monsieur Lhereux try to sell to Emma?
(a) Produce.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Books.
(d) Dry goods and linens.

3. How has Lhereux ruined the life of a local townsman?
(a) He got him censured for unethical business practices.
(b) He stole his wife.
(c) He competed with the man's business.
(d) He has bankrupted him through exorbitant loans.

4. Who does Emma end up confiding in about her convoluted emotions?
(a) Her maid.
(b) Charles.
(c) Justin.
(d) Léon.

5. What present does Emma give to Léon?
(a) Some exotic plants.
(b) An ornate coverlet.
(c) A journal.
(d) A puppy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Justin while Charles is helping Boulanger?

2. What memento does Emma burn in a fit of depression?

3. What does Charles want to give to Emma as a present?

4. What causes Emma to return to Bertaux from the convent?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How has Léon changed when we meet him again in Part 3: Chapter 1?

4. How has Emma's reputation been ruined by Part 3: Chapter 6?

5. By Part 3: Chapter 4, has Léon become a better person or a worse person since beginning his affair with Emma?

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

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

8. What clues can you find in Part 2: Chapter 6 to Flaubert's assessment of the Church?

9. In Part 2: Chapter 3 we meet the wet nurse, Mère Rollet. Describe Mère Rollet's home as it provides a contrast to the relative luxury of Emma's home.

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

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