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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the subject Monsieur Carre-Lamadon is discussing with his companion in the coach from Totes?
(a) Business.
(b) War.
(c) Religion.
(d) Politics.

2. What provisions does Boule de Suif bring for lunch during their trip from Totes?
(a) Bread.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Sausage.
(d) Nothing.

3. On the second day in Totes, the coach passengers, for want of something better to do before lunch, do what?
(a) Read by the fire.
(b) Nap in their rooms.
(c) Walk to the square.
(d) Wander around the coach.

4. Who shrugs in response to being notified about Boule de Suif crying in the coach from Totes?
(a) Cornudet.
(b) Comte de Breville.
(c) Comtess de Breville.
(d) Loiseau.

5. When the coach starts on its departure from Totes, what is Boule de Suif's attitude toward her neighbors?
(a) Grateful.
(b) Sympathetic.
(c) Disappointment.
(d) Indignant.

6. What kind of pies does Comtess de Breville take out in the coach for lunch on their departure from Totes?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Game.
(d) Vegetable.

7. In the afternoon their second day in Totes, who proposes the passengers go for a walk in the village neighborhood?
(a) The Prussian officer.
(b) The nuns.
(c) The innkeeper.
(d) The Count.

8. What is the church bell summoning on the third morning in Totes?
(a) A wedding.
(b) A mass.
(c) A baptism.
(d) A funeral.

9. On the third day in Totes, which person suggests that the should persuade Boule de Suif to sleep with the Prussian?
(a) Loiseau.
(b) Monsieur Follenvie.
(c) Cornudet.
(d) The Count.

10. In the afternoon of the third day in Totes, what tone does the Count adopt on his walk with Boule de Suif to convince her to surrender to the Prussian?
(a) Proper, respectful, slightly intimidated.
(b) Proper, maternal, slightly contemptuous.
(c) Familiar, paternal, slightly contemptuous.
(d) Familiar, maternal, slightly intimidated.

11. How do the passengers respond when Boule de Suif arrives at the coach for their departure?
(a) The women thank her while the men ignore her.
(b) They turn aside as if they had not seen her.
(c) The men help her while the women ignore her.
(d) They greet her warmly as if she had been on vacation.

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

13. What is the description given of the person who chuckles at Boule de Suif's crying in the coach from Totes?
(a) Unintelligent.
(b) Hostile.
(c) Bored.
(d) Triumphant.

14. On their final morning in Totes, what are the passengers doing while they wait for Boule de Suif?
(a) Waiting by the fireplace with blankets for the trip.
(b) Cleaning out their rooms for the next guests.
(c) Dining at the village cafe with the coach driver.
(d) Putting up provisions for the remainder of the journey.

15. Who kept "suddenly busy" after Boule de Suif greets Madame Carre-Lamadon in the coach from Totes?
(a) Everyone.
(b) The ladies.
(c) The coach driver.
(d) The men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the tone Maupassant uses in describing the "good sisters" in the coach on their departure from Totes?

2. During their trip from Totes, what does Cornudet remove from his loose overcoat in the coach?

3. Who "remained apart from the rest, taking no share in the plot" of persuading Boule de Suif to sleep with the Prussian.

4. What are the lids on the oval dishes that Comtess de Breville take out in the coach on their departure from Totes decorated with?

5. Where did Loiseau get the object he takes out in the coach on their departure from Totes?

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