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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Boule de Suif remember about their trip to Totes in the coach departing from it?

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

4. According to the narrator, as they discuss persuading Boule de Suif on the third day in Totes, every woman in the world is furnished with what?

5. Who declares after they take their seats in the coach for their departure from Totes, "What a mercy I am not sitting beside that creature!"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the notion of heroism is portrayed in the story. What makes Boule de Suif a heroine?

Essay Topic 2

Language is a powerful tool in the story. Choose 2 scenes and discuss how language is used to manipulate, convince, lecture, flatter, and/or demean Boule de Suif.

Essay Topic 3

What is the role of religion in "Boule de Suif"?

1) How are the nuns portrayed in the story?

2) What is Boule de Suif's relationship to religion?

3) How are sacrifice, forgiveness, and sin discussed?

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