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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What "broke forth like a cord that is overstrained" for Boule de Suif in the coach on their trip from Totes?
(a) Fury.
(b) Joy.
(c) Disappointment.
(d) Shame.

3. When the male passengers meet with the Prussian officer after luncheon the first day in Totes, what does he do?
(a) He neither rose, greeted them, nor even glanced in their direction.
(b) He neither rose nor greeted them, but glanced in their direction.
(c) He rose, but neither greeted them, or even glanced in their direction.
(d) He rose, greeted them, and glanced in their direction.

4. What does Cornudet have that he offers to his neighbors in the coach on the way to Totes?
(a) A crust of bread.
(b) A bottle of rum.
(c) A knuckle of ham.
(d) A carafe of coffee.

5. On their walk the second day in Totes, what looks "so mournful and depressing" to the passengers that they retraced their steps?
(a) The tattered houses.
(b) The empty storefronts.
(c) The winding roads.
(d) The open country.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the servant, why does Monsieur Follenvie never rise before ten o'clock?

2. In "Boule de Suif," Loiseau sold very _____wine at a very ____price.

3. What object does Cornudet use that is described as "admirably colored to a black the shade of its owner's teeth"?

4. What do the nuns do in the coach on their departure from Totes?

5. Why does the group of passengers urge Boule de Suif to speak to the Prussian officer when they first arrive in Totes?

(see the answer key)

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