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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the afternoon of the third day in Totes, what tone does the Count adopt on his walk with Boule de Suif to convince her to surrender to the Prussian?
(a) Familiar, maternal, slightly intimidated.
(b) Proper, respectful, slightly intimidated.
(c) Familiar, paternal, slightly contemptuous.
(d) Proper, maternal, slightly contemptuous.

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

3. According to the narrator, as they discuss persuading Boule de Suif on the third day in Totes, every woman in the world is furnished with what?
(a) A thick veneer of immodesty.
(b) A thin veneer of modesty.
(c) A thin veneer of immodesty.
(d) A thick veneer of modesty.

4. The third morning in Totes, the passengers awoke with _____faces and _______tempers.
(a) Tired; irritable.
(b) Rested; irritable.
(c) Tired; cheerful.
(d) Rested; cheerful.

5. In the coach, who does Cornudet revile that makes Boule de Suif become indignant?
(a) Louis-Napoleon.
(b) Rousseau.
(c) Charles X.
(d) Marie Antoinette.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Boule de Suif," how do the men speak of money matters in the coach?

2. What does Cornudet have that he offers to his neighbors in the coach on the way to Totes?

3. When they arrive at Totes, the mood at supper after Boule de Suif returns from her meeting with the Prussian officer is characterized as what?

4. What does Monsieur Follenvie tell his wife to do when she comes to fetch him to go to bed during the card game?

5. What kind of soldiers wander through the town in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?

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