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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Loiseau suggest the company should ask the officer after Boule de Suif leaves for church on the third day in Totes?

2. On their final morning in Totes, what are the passengers doing while they wait for Boule de Suif?

3. According to Monsieur Carre-Lamadon, if the French made a counter attack by way of Dieppe, their encounter with the enemy would inevitably take place where?

4. According to the passengers during lunch the second day of Totes, what step would have been of "little consequence" to Boule de Suif?

5. 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"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss sex in the story.

1) How is sex used as a weapon against Boule de Suif?

2) How is Boule de Suif a victim of her profession?

Essay Topic 2

Choose 2 characters and compare and contrast their political views. What are their viewpoints on France and the war?

Essay Topic 3

Compare & contrast Cornudet and the Prussian officer.

1) What are the similarities in their treatment of Boule de Suif?

2) What are the differences in their treatment of Boule de Suif?

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