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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What do the men search for in the farmhouses beside the road that they cannot find in "Boule de Suif"?
(a) Blankets.
(b) Water.
(c) Toilets.
(d) Food.
2. What settles on the city of Rouen in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?
(a) A flurry of activity and sudden expectation.
(b) A howling wind and united front.
(c) A profound calm and silent dread.
(d) A dense fog and quiet anticipation.
3. How do the leaders of "Avengers of Defeat," "Citizens of the Tomb," and "Brethren in Death" behave?
(a) As though they alone bore the fortunes of dying Germany on their braggart shoulders.
(b) As though they alone bore the fortunes of the birth of Germany on their humble shoulders.
(c) As though they alone bore the fortunes of dying France on their braggart shoulders.
(d) As though they alone bore the fortunes of the birth of France on their humble shoulders.
4. What does the rumor about the Prussians concern in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?
(a) That they were about to leave Paris.
(b) That they were about to enter Paris.
(c) That they were about to leave Rouen.
(d) That they were about to enter Rouen.
5. 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) Turned the pages of a book with his long fingers.
(c) Crossed his long legs near the fire.
(d) Passed his long fingers through his long greasy hair.
6. What is the coach floor covered with as the passengers take their seats?
(a) Straw.
(b) Wool.
(c) Fur.
(d) Nothing.
7. Why does the group of passengers urge Boule de Suif to speak to the Prussian officer when they first arrive in Totes?
(a) Because her refusal could bring trouble on all of them.
(b) Because they are in business with the Prussian officer.
(c) Because her compliance would bring them wealth.
(d) Because they wish to get rid of her for good.
8. What do the ladies on the coach bring to warm their feet in "Boule de Suif"?
(a) Small lanterns.
(b) Copper foot-warmers.
(c) Silk leggings.
(d) Fur-lined boots.
9. The Prussian officer afforded a ______example of that ______bearing which seems natural to the ______soldier.
(a) Fine; insolent; victorious.
(b) Fine; hospitable; victorious.
(c) Poor; hospitable; defeated.
(d) Poor; insolent; defeated.
10. What country are the passengers in "Boule de Suif" traveling through on a coach?
(a) Russia.
(b) Germany.
(c) Spain.
(d) France.
11. What is the reason the Prussian officer gives the male passengers about refusing to start on their journey to Dieppe?
(a) The weather is too treacherous.
(b) He doesn't offer one.
(c) He can't find the coach driver.
(d) The provisions have run out.
12. Who sends the Prussian officer a card on which Monsieur Carre-Lamadon inscribes his name and titles?
(a) Madame Follenvie.
(b) Comte de Breville.
(c) Loiseau.
(d) Boule de Suif.
13. What is Boule de Suif's real name?
(a) Marianne Passant.
(b) Elisabeth Passant.
(c) Marianne Rousset.
(d) Elisabeth Rousset.
14. What is the coach driver doing when the male passengers find him the morning of the first day in Totes?
(a) Arguing with the innkeeper's wife.
(b) Fraternizing with the officer's orderly.
(c) Confessing to the priest.
(d) Harnessing the horses.
15. What does Cornudet notice about Loiseau and his wife as they pass the two hours before dinner the first day in Totes?
(a) That they are atheists.
(b) That they have not returned.
(c) That they are in league to cheat.
(d) That they understand German.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who refuses to meet with the Prussian officer after luncheon the first day in Totes, stating that he would never have anything to do with the Germans?
2. When they arrive at Totes, the mood at supper after Boule de Suif returns from her meeting with the Prussian officer is characterized as what?
3. Who does Loiseau fancy he sees receive a noiseless blow in the dark in the coach?
4. When the male passengers meet with the Prussian officer after luncheon the first day in Totes, what does he do?
5. When the coach lights the lantern, what hovers over the sweating flanks of the horses and roadside?
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