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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of the story, the vanquished in the city of Rouen realize they had to be civil to whom?
(a) Their peers.
(b) Their conquerors.
(c) Their allies.
(d) Their family.

2. As Cornudet settles beside the kitchen fireplace, what does he do as he "sucked the foam from his mustache" the first day in Totes?
(a) Shook with laughter and held his belly with his greasy fingers.
(b) Crossed his long legs near the fire.
(c) Passed his long fingers through his long greasy hair.
(d) Turned the pages of a book with his long fingers.

3. What country are the passengers in "Boule de Suif" traveling through on a coach?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Spain.
(d) Russia.

4. Why is Boule de Suif much sought after in the story?
(a) Because of her kind, warm heart.
(b) Because of her connections to high society.
(c) Because of her fresh, pleasing appearance.
(d) Because of her knowledge of many subjects.

5. Retiring after supper on their first night in Totes, Loiseau puts his eye to the bedroom keyhole in order to discover the ________of the corridor.
(a) Mysteries.
(b) Inhabitants.
(c) Apparitions.
(d) Truths.

6. What year does the story "Boule de Suif" take place?
(a) 1871.
(b) 1771.
(c) 1671.
(d) 1971.

7. In the coach, who does Cornudet revile that makes Boule de Suif become indignant?
(a) Louis-Napoleon.
(b) Rousseau.
(c) Charles X.
(d) Marie Antoinette.

8. Who declares at dinner the first day in Totes that the Prussians behaved liked "ancient barbarians"?
(a) Boule de Suif.
(b) Madame Carre-Lamadon.
(c) Loiseau.
(d) Comte de Breville.

9. Who tells Monsieur Follenvie to "Kindly tell the scoundrel, that carrion of a Prussian, that I will never consent"?
(a) Madame Loiseau.
(b) Madame Carre-Lamadon.
(c) The Old Nun.
(d) Boule de Suif.

10. Who faints from hunger after the odor of food permeates the coach in the story?
(a) The old nun.
(b) Boule de Suif.
(c) Madame Carre-Lamadon.
(d) Comtesse de Breville

11. The soldiers advanced in what kind of fashion in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?
(a) Bizarre.
(b) Productive.
(c) Happy.
(d) Listless.

12. In "Boule de Suif," Loiseau sold very _____wine at a very ____price.
(a) Bad; high.
(b) Bad; low.
(c) Good; low.
(d) Good; high.

13. At dinner the first day in Totes, who manifested a lively and tender sympathy for Boule de Suif?
(a) The women.
(b) The innkeepers.
(c) The nuns.
(d) The men.

14. "Boule de Suif" is set during which war?
(a) Franco-Prussian.
(b) Spanish.
(c) WWI.
(d) Napoleonic.

15. 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) Attend confession.
(b) Discuss politics.
(c) Harness the horses.
(d) Fraternize with them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the men invite Monsieur Follenvie to join their card game after dinner the first day in Totes?

2. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," the anguish of _______made men even desire the arrival of the________ .

3. Why does Boule de Suif refuse Cornudet their first night in Totes?

4. As "Boule de Suif" opens, how many days have the soldiers wandered through town?

5. How do the leaders of "Avengers of Defeat," "Citizens of the Tomb," and "Brethren in Death" behave?

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