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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Boule de Suif," who is the "terror of all respectable people"?
(a) Comte de Breville.
(b) Cornudet.
(c) Boule de Suif.
(d) Monsieur Carre-Lamadon.

2. In the beginning of "Boule de Suif," what are the "Avengers of Defeat," "Citizens of the Tomb," and "Brethren in Death."
(a) British dragoon.
(b) Legions of irregulars.
(c) Reformist campaigners.
(d) Enlisted men.

3. What kind of soldiers wander through the town in the beginning of "Boule de Suif"?
(a) Triumphant.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Intelligent.
(d) Defeated.

4. When the clock strikes ten first day in Totes, who tells Monsieur Follenvie that "They are not to start without an order from me"?
(a) Madame Follenvie.
(b) Boule de Suif.
(c) The coach driver.
(d) The Prussian officer.

5. What is the name of the hotel the coach stops in front of when they arrive in Totes?
(a) Hotel du Napoleon.
(b) Hotel du Lyon.
(c) Hotel du Totes.
(d) Hotel du Commerce.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Cornudet settles beside the kitchen fireplace, what does he do as he "sucked the foam from his mustache" the first day in Totes?

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

3. Why does the four-horse coach decide to leave on Tuesday morning before daybreak?

4. What do boat-men and fishermen often haul to the surface in "Boule de Suif"?

5. What do the ladies on the coach bring to warm their feet in "Boule de Suif"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What analogy does Maupassant make in order to describe how the passengers discuss their strategies in approaching Boule de Suif about sleeping with the Prussian officer, and why is it significant?

2. What does Madame Loiseau mean when she remarks to her husband on their way to bed regarding Madame Carre-Lamadon that she "laughed on the wrong side of her mouth all evening"?

3. How does the countess and Madame Loiseau react to Boule de Suif's misery in the coach at the end of "Boule de Suif"?

4. When night falls on the first leg of their journey from Rouen, what is implied by a sudden movement in the back where Boule de Suif and Cornudet are sitting?

5. Why does Loiseau take off his watch chain in the kitchen as the coach passengers discuss the Prussian officer's motives, and how is it significant?

6. What does Monsieur Loiseau reveal to the group about the "mysteries of the corridor" regarding Boule de Suif, and what does their response indicate?

7. What is Maupassant's attitude toward those German soldiers who die by the hand of French citizens?

8. What does Boule de Suif remember in the coach as the passengers eat their lunch without sharing it with her at the end of "Boule de Suif" and why is it significant?

9. What word does Boule de Suif use to describe to the other coach passengers the Prussian officer's intentions toward her and how is it significant?

10. How does Madame Carre-Lamadon describe the Prussian officer and what does it signify?

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