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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) Toilets.
(b) Food.
(c) Blankets.
(d) Water.

2. As "Boule de Suif" opens, how many days have the soldiers wandered through town?
(a) Few.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Several.

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

4. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," who do the members of the National Guard occasionally shoot?
(a) Members of their own sentinels.
(b) Members of the German army.
(c) Members of the Russian army.
(d) Members of their own family.

5. Why does the group of passengers urge Boule de Suif to speak to the Prussian officer when they first arrive in Totes?
(a) Because they wish to get rid of her for good.
(b) Because her compliance would bring them wealth.
(c) Because her refusal could bring trouble on all of them.
(d) Because they are in business with the Prussian officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. After night falls, what does Madame de Breville offer Boule de Suif when the cold makes her shiver in the coach?

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

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

5. What is Boule de Suif's real name?

(see the answer key)

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