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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. Where does Emma wish she had spent her honeymoon with Charles?
(a) At his parents' home.
(b) At her parents' home.
(c) At an inn in Yonville.
(d) An exotic location far away.

2. After Léon leaves to continue his studies, how does Emma cope with the loss?
(a) She begins to buy herself extravagant things.
(b) She spends more time doting on Berthe.
(c) She begins doing charitable works for the poor.
(d) She leaves Charles.

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

4. What does Charles want to give to Emma as a present?
(a) An antique ring.
(b) A new dress.
(c) A portrait of himself.
(d) A new dog.

5. What career does Charles Bovary eventually settle on to please his mother?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Shopkeeper.
(d) Farmer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What present does Emma give to Léon?

3. Charles and Emma's relationship grows as they are alone one day discussing what?

4. What city does Emma dream of visiting by tracing maps of it?

5. As Emma and Léon get to know each other, what do they originally discuss?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think that Emma's suicide attempt in Part 2: Chapter 13 is a sign of her true love and devotion for Rodolphe or of disappointment in the the realization that her dream of a better life is over?

2. Why do you think Emma begins charity work and rediscovers religious faith in Part 2: Chapter 14?

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

4. In Part 2: Chapter 2, Emma meets Léon. What is it about him that Emma finds attractive?

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

6. 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?

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

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

9. What specifically does Charles do to help Emma recover that shows his true devotion to his wife in Part 2: Chapter 13?

10. Charles continually sacrifices to make his wife happy. Do you think this shows true selflessness or foolishness?

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