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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the men search for in the farmhouses beside the road that they cannot find in "Boule de Suif"?
(a) Food.
(b) Toilets.
(c) Blankets.
(d) Water.

2. Why does Boule de Suif refuse Cornudet their first night in Totes?
(a) Because she would not suffer to speak to the enemy.
(b) Because she would not suffer to spy on her neighbors.
(c) Because she would not suffer to dine with a loathsome companion.
(d) Because she would not suffer to be caressed with the enemy nearby.

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

4. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," what happens to the National Guards' arms, uniforms, and death dealing paraphernalia?
(a) It was quickly burned.
(b) It was slowly buried.
(c) It suddenly disappeared.
(d) It appeared intermittently.

5. As Cornudet settles beside the kitchen fireplace, what does he do as he "sucked the foam from his mustache" the first day in Totes?
(a) Passed his long fingers through his long greasy hair.
(b) Shook with laughter and held his belly with his greasy fingers.
(c) Turned the pages of a book with his long fingers.
(d) Crossed his long legs near the fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the coach passengers frightened when they first arrive in Totes?

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

3. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif" who are "scoundrels often brave beyond measure"?

4. When the clock strikes ten first day in Totes, who tells Monsieur Follenvie that "They are not to start without an order from me"?

5. What is the name of the card game the men propose to play after dinner the first day in Totes?

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