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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the coach floor covered with as the passengers take their seats?
(a) Straw.
(b) Wool.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Fur.

2. In the morning of their first day in Totes, where do the male passengers find the coach driver?
(a) In the village cafe.
(b) In the hotel lobby.
(c) In the stable.
(d) In the church.

3. In the afternoon of the third day in Totes, what tone does the Count adopt on his walk with Boule de Suif to convince her to surrender to the Prussian?
(a) Proper, respectful, slightly intimidated.
(b) Familiar, paternal, slightly contemptuous.
(c) Familiar, maternal, slightly intimidated.
(d) Proper, maternal, slightly contemptuous.

4. At luncheon the first day in Totes, who appears ill and worried as they dine?
(a) Madame Carre-Lamadon.
(b) The nuns.
(c) Boule de Suif.
(d) Madame Loiseau.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asked suddenly as they retrace their steps on the second day of Totes, "if that trollop were going to keep them waiting much longer in this Godforsaken spot"?

2. In Totes, who appeared only at meals and said nothing about the Prussian officer's request regarding Boule de Suif?

3. According to the narrator, who feels affection for the "pomp and circumstance of despotic government"?

4. In "Boule de Suif," who alone is authorized to interview the Prussian officer on civil matters?

5. What speed is the coach moving along its journey to Totes in "Boule de Suif"?

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