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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the married women "utterly humiliated" at being met by the person on their walk the second day?
(a) Because they are in the company of the innkeeper.
(b) Because they are in the company of Loiseau.
(c) Because they are in the company of Boule de Suif.
(d) Because they are in the company of Cornudet.

2. What do the nuns partake in at lunch in the coach from Totes?
(a) Bread.
(b) Pie.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Sausage.

3. Whose "vulgar temperament broke bounds" after Monsieur Follenvie returned from the Prussian officer's room on the third day in Totes?
(a) Comtess de Breville.
(b) Madame Loiseau.
(c) Boule de Suif.
(d) Madame Carre-Lamadon.

4. The third morning in Totes, the passengers awoke with _____faces and _______tempers.
(a) Tired; irritable.
(b) Rested; irritable.
(c) Tired; cheerful.
(d) Rested; cheerful.

5. Why does the person who appears suddenly at the end of the street on the second day in Totes walk with in a peculiar motion with knees apart?
(a) So as not to soil their boots.
(b) So as not to soil their overcoat.
(c) So as not to appear defeated.
(d) So as not to appear bored.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. As the passenger drew together to make their course of action to persuade Boule de Suif on the third day in Totes, the ladies were adept at _______phrases and _______subtleties of expression to describe the most ________things.

3. What is the clatter that can be heard in the coach as they make their journey from Totes?

4. As they discuss persuading Boule de Suif on the third day in Totes, how did the Count utter several "rather risky witticisms"?

5. As they talked on their walk the second day in Totes, what is the prevailing feeling among the women?

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