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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Emma Bovary's Eyes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what diseases did Flaubert suffer?
(a) Diabetes and heart disease.
(b) Diabetes and epilepsy.
(c) Syphilis and diabetes.
(d) Epilepsy and syphilis.

2. The chronology is divided into three sections, the first of which deals with which of the following?
(a) Critical response to Flaubert's work.
(b) Flaubert's childhood.
(c) Flaubert's works.
(d) Details of Flaubert's life and successes.

3. What is Geoffrey's attitude when making his final explanation about why he hates critics?
(a) He forgives those critics who have misjudged his work.
(b) He is determined to be understanding.
(c) He is filled with rage.
(d) He says he would abolish critics if he had the power to do so.

4. How did Flaubert first come to know Juliet Herbert?
(a) She was governess to Flaubert's niece.
(b) He met her at church.
(c) She was his mother's maid.
(d) She was his sister-in-law.

5. 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) A volume of Shakespeare.
(b) The Bible.
(c) "Salammbo."
(d) "Madame Bovary."

Short Answer Questions

1. What objects does Geoffrey Braithwaite, the narrator of "Flaubert's Parrot," describe in the beginning of the book?

2. What was Geoffrey's reaction to Ed's disposal of the letters?

3. What does Flaubert find when he gets to the top of the Great Pyramid?

4. Who was Loulou?

5. About a year after their first meeting, Geoffrey agrees to meet with Ed for what reason?

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