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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What three people decide NOT to go for a walk in the village neighborhood?
(a) Boule de Suif, the Old Nun, and the Puny Nun.
(b) Cornudet, Boule de Suif, and the Puny Nun.
(c) Cornudet, the Old Nun, and the Puny Nun.
(d) Cornudet, Boule de Suif, and the Old Nun.

2. On the third day the passengers are in Totes, why are the ladies pleasant to Boule de Suif until lunch time?
(a) To increase her confidence and make her suspect their advice.
(b) To increase her confidence and make her amenable to their advice.
(c) To decrease her confidence and make her amenable to their advice.
(d) To decrease her confidence and make her suspect their advice.

3. What instrument does Monsieur Follenvie's chest sound like during the card game the first day in Totes?
(a) A drum.
(b) A guitar.
(c) An organ.
(d) A horn.

4. According to the coach driver, what does he tell the male passengers who have been looking for him the morning of the first day in Totes that he is forbidden to do?
(a) Harness the horses.
(b) Fraternize with them.
(c) Attend confession.
(d) Discuss politics.

5. When the passengers return from their walk on the second day in Totes, why do the exchange sharp words over the "merest trifles"?
(a) Because they are famished.
(b) Because they are restless.
(c) Because they are exhausted.
(d) Because they are ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Count whisper "Hush!" to the group as they discuss persuading Boule de Suif on the third day in Totes?

2. The soldiers advanced in what kind of fashion in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?

3. Who appears suddenly at the end of the street on their walk during the second day in Totes?

4. Who states after dinner the third day in Totes, "when women run after uniforms it's all the same to them whether the men who wear them are French or Prussian. It's perfectly sickening!"

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

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