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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, who feels affection for the "pomp and circumstance of despotic government"?
(a) All women.
(b) Few women.
(c) Some men.
(d) Most men.

2. After night falls, what does Madame de Breville offer Boule de Suif when the cold makes her shiver in the coach?
(a) Her boots.
(b) Her foot-warmer.
(c) Her fur collar.
(d) Her blanket.

3. Why do the coach passengers resemble "obese priests in their cassocks" when they meet for their seats?
(a) Because they are disguised as priests.
(b) Because they are devout Christians.
(c) Because they are swathed in heavy winter wraps.
(d) Because they are very fat.

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

5. In "Boule de Suif," who has the best seats in the coach?
(a) Monsieur and Madame Loiseau.
(b) Monsieur and Madame Carre-Lamadon.
(c) Comte and Comtesse Hubert de Breville.
(d) Two Nuns.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Boule de Suif," who is a king in the cotton trade with a much younger wife?

2. The soldiers advanced in what kind of fashion in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?

3. "Boule de Suif" is set during which war?

4. In "Boule de Suif," Loiseau sold very _____wine at a very ____price.

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

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