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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the metaphor Maupassant uses to describe the course of action the passengers take in persuading Boule de Suif to sleep with the Prussian?

2. On their walk the second day in Totes, what do the ladies discuss as the men talk of war?

3. What is Boule de Suif's expression as she begins to cry in the coach from Totes?

4. How does Boule de Suif react to the passengers' response to her when she arrives at the coach for their departure?

5. How does Boule de Suif appear on their final morning in Totes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Boule de Suif and Cornudet.

1) What makes them outsiders in the story and why?

2) Who is more or less sympathetic and why?

3) Who has more power and why?

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

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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