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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the weather like on their walk in the village neighborhood the second day in Totes?
(a) Warm.
(b) Mild.
(c) Cold.
(d) Hot.

2. What settles on the city of Rouen in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?
(a) A flurry of activity and sudden expectation.
(b) A dense fog and quiet anticipation.
(c) A profound calm and silent dread.
(d) A howling wind and united front.

3. Why are the coach passengers frightened when they first arrive in Totes?
(a) They hear the ringing of a bell and a voice call out in German.
(b) They hear the clanging of a scabbard and a voice call out in French.
(c) They hear the ringing of a bell and a voice call out in French.
(d) They hear the clanging of a scabbard and a voice call out in German.

4. What does Monsieur Follenvie announce about the Prussian officer as the passengers are about to sit down to dinner the first day in Totes?
(a) He wants to know if the two nuns have changed their minds.
(b) He wants to know if Madame Loiseau has changed her mind.
(c) He wants to know if Mademoiselle Elisabeth Rousset has changed her mind.
(d) He wants to know if Madame Follenvie has changed her mind.

5. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," who do the members of the National Guard occasionally shoot?
(a) Members of their own sentinels.
(b) Members of the German army.
(c) Members of their own family.
(d) Members of the Russian army.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Boule de Suif refuse Cornudet their first night in Totes?

2. Who refuses to meet with the Prussian officer after luncheon the first day in Totes, stating that he would never have anything to do with the Germans?

3. In the coach, who does Cornudet revile that makes Boule de Suif become indignant?

4. In "Boule de Suif," who has the best seats in the coach?

5. At the beginning of the story, the vanquished in the city of Rouen realize they had to be civil to whom?

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