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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Cross Channel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the parrot's name?
(a) Loulou.
(b) Mimi.
(c) Polly.
(d) Gustave.

2. What did Ed originally intend to do with the letters?
(a) Sell them.
(b) Give them to Geoffrey.
(c) Keep them for his collection.
(d) Donate them to the Flaubert museum.

3. What color are Madame Bovary's eyes, according to Geoffrey who says that they may be changed in appearance by the light?
(a) Grey.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Brown.

4. How does the inscription explain the presence of the stuffed green parrot?
(a) It says the parrot was Flaubert's childhood pet.
(b) It says the parrot was a gift from Flaubert's lover.
(c) It says the parrot once sat on Flaubert's desk.
(d) It says the parrot was given to Flaubert's mother when he died.

5. With whom did Flaubert have his most celebrated affair?
(a) Elisa Schlessinger.
(b) His mother's maid.
(c) Mimi.
(d) Louise Colet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What mistake in "The Lord of the Flies" does the professor from Cambridge talk about?

2. How many letters did Ed get from the woman named Kent?

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

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

5. What happened to the man who owned the parrot in the newspaper article?

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