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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object does Loiseau take out in the coach on their departure from Totes, that is "thick with the grease of five years' contact with half-wiped tables"?
(a) A pack of cards.
(b) A flash of liquor.
(c) A box of cigars.
(d) A bound Bible.

2. Who is the "creature" the person is referring to in the coach from Totes?
(a) Boule de Suif.
(b) Comtess de Breville.
(c) The Old Nun.
(d) Loiseau.

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

4. As they discuss persuading Boule de Suif on the third day in Totes, how did the Count utter several "rather risky witticisms"?
(a) Softly.
(b) Tactfully.
(c) Easily.
(d) Loudly.

5. In the coach from Totes, Cornudet _____like a man who had just thought of a good _______.
(a) Smiled; joke.
(b) Frowned; plan.
(c) Smiled; idea.
(d) Frowned; plan.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the coach on their departure from Totes, what is Madame d'Etrelles' two talents that are discussed?

2. When the ladies talk about the Prussian soldier on their walk the second day, why does Madame Carre-Lamadon state that she regrets the soldier is not a Frenchman?

3. What do the nuns do in the coach on their departure from Totes?

4. When the passengers return from their walk on the second day in Totes, why do the exchange sharp words over the "merest trifles"?

5. On the second day in Totes, the coach passengers, for want of something better to do before lunch, do what?

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