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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Boule de Suif and Monsieur Carre-Lamadon.
(b) Comte de Breville and Monsieur Carre-Lamadon.
(c) Comtess de Breville and Loiseau.
(d) Loiseau and Comte de Breville.

2. How many hours has the coach been on the road for when they see the lights glimmer from Totes?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Five.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Nine.

3. As they begin to share the provisions Boule de Suif offers, what do they talk about?
(a) War.
(b) Family.
(c) Romance.
(d) Education.

4. What is Boule de Suif's real name?
(a) Marianne Rousset.
(b) Elisabeth Passant.
(c) Marianne Passant.
(d) Elisabeth Rousset.

5. The Prussian officer afforded a ______example of that ______bearing which seems natural to the ______soldier.
(a) Poor; hospitable; defeated.
(b) Fine; hospitable; victorious.
(c) Fine; insolent; victorious.
(d) Poor; insolent; defeated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the four-horse coach decide to leave on Tuesday morning before daybreak?

2. When the male passengers meet with the Prussian officer after luncheon the first day in Totes, what does he do?

3. 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?

4. What settles on the city of Rouen in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?

5. Why do the male passengers want to meet with the Prussian officer after luncheon the first day in Totes?

(see the answer key)

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