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

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) Abbé Bournisien.
(b) Monsieur Binet.
(c) The previous doctor.
(d) Léon Dupuis.

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

4. What gift does Léon bring to Emma?
(a) Some exotic plants.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A new dress.
(d) A journal.

5. How many different beds does Emma realize that she has slept in during her short life?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 10.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Monsieur Homais' nephew Justin's future career?

3. What does Emma tell Binet she is doing to hide her secret?

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

5. Where does Emma wish she had spent her honeymoon with Charles?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Charles' mother try to relieve her son's suffering in Part 3: Chapter 10?

3. In Part 2: Chapter 9, Emma describes her emotions surrounding her relationship with Rodolphe as a "second puberty". What behaviors does she exhibit that resemble those of an adolescent?

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

5. What themes in the books she reads reveal specific aspects of Emma's personality in Chapter 6?

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

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

8. How does Emma show in Chapter 4 that makes her wedding guests concerned about her?

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

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

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