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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, The Flaubert Apocrypha.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Geoffrey, what is included in Flaubert's dictionary along with a catalog of cliches and odd definitions?
(a) Forms for writing letters.
(b) Farming tips.
(c) Songs.
(d) Fake advice.

2. According to Geoffrey, at one point in Flaubert's life did he no longer need fantasies?
(a) When Louise married him.
(b) When he became wealthy.
(c) When "Madame Bovary" was published.
(d) When he moved out of his mother's home.

3. Who does Flaubert feel he will be tied to until one of them dies?
(a) Louise Colet.
(b) His sister.
(c) Elisa Schlesinger.
(d) His mother.

4. When Gertrude's son-in-law, the explorer Henry Morton Stanley, was forced to get rid of his belongings during a trip, what book did he toss?
(a) "Salammbo."
(b) The Bible.
(c) "Madame Bovary."
(d) A volume of Shakespeare.

5. Flaubert, who didn't believe in progress, thought that democracy made people what?
(a) Unhappy.
(b) Dependent on government.
(c) Stupid.
(d) Territorial.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the greyhound that was Flaubert's final companion?

2. The dates in the second list of the chronology include those associated with what?

3. Why does Geoffrey think that critics want to control literature?

4. Which condition best describes Flaubert at his death?

5. Flaubert refers to himself as a bear and his sister as what animal?

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