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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As they dined after the first indignant outburst the first day in Totes, the coach passengers spoke _______and thought _______.
(a) Little; much.
(b) Some; much.
(c) Much; little.
(d) Little; some.

2. What is the description given of the person who chuckles at Boule de Suif's crying in the coach from Totes?
(a) Bored.
(b) Unintelligent.
(c) Hostile.
(d) Triumphant.

3. Who appears suddenly at the end of the street on their walk during the second day in Totes?
(a) The innkeeper.
(b) The Prussian officer.
(c) Cornudet.
(d) The Old Nun.

4. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," what are the "Avengers of Defeat," "Citizens of the Tomb," and "Brethren in Death."
(a) Enlisted men.
(b) Reformist campaigners.
(c) Legions of irregulars.
(d) British dragoon.

5. How do the leaders of "Avengers of Defeat," "Citizens of the Tomb," and "Brethren in Death" behave?
(a) As though they alone bore the fortunes of the birth of France on their humble shoulders.
(b) As though they alone bore the fortunes of the birth of Germany on their humble shoulders.
(c) As though they alone bore the fortunes of dying Germany on their braggart shoulders.
(d) As though they alone bore the fortunes of dying France on their braggart shoulders.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the morning of their first day in Totes, where do the male passengers find the coach driver?

2. In the morning of the first day in Totes, what two people does Cornudet listen to forecast the future of France, one advocating the Orleans dynasty, the other an unknown savior?

3. What is the weather like as the passengers wait for their seats in "Boule de Suif"?

4. As they discuss the Prussian officer on the third day in Totes, why does Madame Carre-Lamadon's eyes glisten and her face grow pale?

5. In the afternoon their second day in Totes, who proposes the passengers go for a walk in the village neighborhood?

(see the answer key)

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