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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At three o'clock, what does Boule de Suif remove from an enormous dish in the story?
(a) One duck.
(b) A half of turkey.
(c) Two hams.
(d) Two chickens.

2. Who does Loiseau fancy he sees receive a noiseless blow in the dark in the coach?
(a) The coachman.
(b) Cornudet.
(c) Monsieur Carre-Lamadon.
(d) Comte de Breville.

3. Why does Madame Loiseau state that the officer has "behaved very well" on the third day in Totes?
(a) Because he didn't choose any of the women.
(b) Because he could have chosen one of the married women instead of Boule de Suif.
(c) Because he could have chosen a poor peasant woman instead of Boule de Suif.
(d) Because he chose the married women over Boule de Suif.

4. In "Boule de Suif," who is a king in the cotton trade with a much younger wife?
(a) Cornudet.
(b) Monsieur de Suif.
(c) Comte Hubert de Breville.
(d) Monsieur Carre-Lamadon.

5. What is the reason the Prussian officer gives the male passengers about refusing to start on their journey to Dieppe?
(a) The provisions have run out.
(b) He doesn't offer one.
(c) The weather is too treacherous.
(d) He can't find the coach driver.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cornudet notice about Loiseau and his wife as they pass the two hours before dinner the first day in Totes?

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

3. What is the name of the hotel the coach stops in front of when they arrive in Totes?

4. At luncheon the first day in Totes, who appears ill and worried as they dine?

5. As they discuss the Prussian officer on the third day in Totes, why does Madame Carre-Lamadon's eyes glisten and her face grow pale?

(see the answer key)

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