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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who states after dinner the third day in Totes, "when women run after uniforms it's all the same to them whether the men who wear them are French or Prussian. It's perfectly sickening!"
(a) Madame Loiseau.
(b) Cornudet.
(c) Monsieur Follenvie.
(d) Madame Carre-Lamadon.

2. In "Boule de Suif," where do the travelers meet to take their seats in the coach in the morning?
(a) The courtyard of Hotel de Normandie.
(b) The main entrance of Normandie park.
(c) The garage on Rue Normandie.
(d) The lobby of Normandie bank.

3. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," the soldiers wore long, dirty________ and tattered _________.
(a) Robes; beards.
(b) Robes; flags.
(c) Beards; uniforms.
(d) Uniforms; flags.

4. Who declares at dinner the first day in Totes that the Prussians behaved liked "ancient barbarians"?
(a) Loiseau.
(b) Madame Carre-Lamadon.
(c) Comte de Breville.
(d) Boule de Suif.

5. Why does the person who appears suddenly at the end of the street on the second day in Totes walk with in a peculiar motion with knees apart?
(a) So as not to soil their boots.
(b) So as not to soil their overcoat.
(c) So as not to appear defeated.
(d) So as not to appear bored.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the weather like on their walk in the village neighborhood the second day in Totes?

2. What do the coach passengers do to pass the two hours before dinner the first day in Totes?

3. How does the person who suddenly appears at the end of the street acknowledge the passengers?

4. In "Boule de Suif," why could no one mention Loiseau's name without adding that he was an "extraordinary man"?

5. What country are the passengers in "Boule de Suif" traveling through on a coach?

(see the answer key)

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