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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After suggesting a method of gaining more money for Emma, what does Monsieur Lhereux try to sell her?
(a) New clothes for Berthe.
(b) A new carpet.
(c) New furniture for her living room.
(d) Fabric for a new mourning gown.

2. What happens when the Bovarys arrive at the theater?
(a) They run into Lhereux.
(b) They get robbed.
(c) They are too early.
(d) They are late.

3. Why does Homais think Charles should help the stable boy, Hippolyte?
(a) He has a nervous stomach.
(b) He has a deformed foot.
(c) He has had an accident and broken his leg.
(d) He has a weak heart.

4. What does Flaubert compare the stagecoach to?
(a) A tomb.
(b) A fire pit.
(c) A flying carpet.
(d) A wedding bed.

5. Who runs the house while Emma is ill?
(a) Charles' mother.
(b) Félicité.
(c) Monsieur Homais.
(d) Charles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Emma decide to consult with about gaining power of attorney?

2. What happens when Charles encounters Emma's supposed piano teacher, Mademoiselle Lempereur?

3. Who visits the Bovarys and is shocked by Emma's behavior?

4. Why is Emma scrambling for money?

5. What is physically wrong with the beggar that Emma encounters on her way home to Yonville?

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