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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Boule de Suif," how do the men speak of money matters in the coach?
(a) In a tone expressive of envy for the rich.
(b) In a tone expressive of contempt for the poor.
(c) In a tone expressive of sorrow for the poor.
(d) In a tone expressive of contempt for the rich.

3. 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.

4. What country are the passengers in "Boule de Suif" traveling through on a coach?
(a) Germany.
(b) Russia.
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," what kind of soldiers are NOT wandering through the town?

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

3. As they begin to share the provisions Boule de Suif offers, what do they talk about?

4. What year does the story "Boule de Suif" take place?

5. What do the men search for in the farmhouses beside the road that they cannot find in "Boule de Suif"?

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