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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. During the fair, a woman wins a monetary award for what remarkable achievement?
(a) She has worked at the same farm her entire life.
(b) She was the first woman to win an agricultural prize.
(c) She has raised the winning sheep for 5 years in a row.
(d) She has had 11 children.

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

3. Where in Yonville is Homais waiting for the Bovarys to arrive?
(a) The local church.
(b) The Bovary home.
(c) The Hotel Lion d'Or.
(d) Homais' Pharmacy.

4. How old was Emma when she was sent to the convent to study?
(a) 13.
(b) 2.
(c) 18.
(d) 5.

5. What happens to Justin while Charles is helping Boulanger?
(a) He faints.
(b) He confesses his love for Emma.
(c) He decides he no longer wants to be a doctor.
(d) He continually interrupts the doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Léon want to go to finish his law studies?

2. What does Monsieur Lhereux try to sell to Emma?

3. How long does it take Monsieur Rouault to begin walking after he has broken his leg?

4. Where is Emma when she compares her husband to Léon and begins to realize that she is no longer in love with her husband?

5. How does Emma spend her engagement period to Charles?

Short Essay Questions

1. Emma seeks comfort in the church in Part 2: Chapter 6. How does her interaction with Abbé Bournisien reflect on her personal interaction with religion?

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

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

4. What clues does the boatman give in Part 3: Chapter 3 that suggest he has recently had Rodolphe as a customer?

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

6. What character types do the animals at the fair symbolize in Chapter 2: Part 8?

7. How does Rodolphe react to Emma's reappearance in his life in Part 3: Chapter 8?

8. What characters are introduced in Part 2: Chapter 1 that seem to be important in the day-to-day life of the small town of Yonville?

9. How does Emma's attitude change towards what other people think of her in Part 2: Chapter 12?

10. Emma goes back and forth between passionate elation at her affair and guilt over betraying Charles in Part 2: Chapter 10. Why do you think she continues her affair with Rodolphe?

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