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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who chuckles at Boule de Suif crying in the coach from Totes and murmurs, "She's weeping for shame"?
(a) Madame Loiseau.
(b) Madame Carre-Lamadon.
(c) Comte de Breville.
(d) Cornudet.

2. What "broke forth like a cord that is overstrained" for Boule de Suif in the coach on their trip from Totes?
(a) Shame.
(b) Fury.
(c) Joy.
(d) Disappointment.

3. What is the song Cornudet begins to hum in the coach at the end of "Boule de Suif" about?
(a) Love for one's country and fighting for freedom.
(b) Longing for the past and hope for tomorrow.
(c) Poetic beauty and divine right of nature.
(d) Romantic illusion and first heartbreak.

4. What do the nuns do in the coach on their departure from Totes?
(a) Pray.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Eat.
(d) Read.

5. How does the person who suddenly appears at the end of the street acknowledge the passengers?
(a) By bowing to the men and scornfully glancing at the ladies.
(b) By bowing to the ladies and cheerfully glancing at the men.
(c) By bowing to the ladies and scornfully glancing at the men.
(d) By bowing to the men and cheerfully glancing at the ladies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the "creature" the person is referring to in the coach from Totes?

2. When the church bell summons the faithful on the third morning in Totes, what does Boule de Suif think about that convinces her to attend the ceremony?

3. Why does Madame Loiseau state that the officer has "behaved very well" on the third day in Totes?

4. What dropped into Cornudet's mighty beard during their trip from Totes that looked like "stars"?

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

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