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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 mistake did Enid Starkie make when she published her biography of Flaubert?
(a) She left out the entire story of "Un couer simple" from her manuscript.
(b) She said that Flaubert never had a mistress.
(c) She said that Flaubert's mother forbid him to become a writer.
(d) She used a portrait on her first volume about Flaubert that wasn't him.

2. What does Geoffrey do on his last day in Rouen?
(a) He outlines his new book.
(b) He eats at a snack bar called Le Flaubert.
(c) He drives to Croisset.
(d) He photographs the statues.

3. What does Flaubert find when he gets to the top of the Great Pyramid?
(a) A stuffed parrot.
(b) A letter addressed to him.
(c) A mirror.
(d) A business card.

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

5. What are Geoffrey's thoughts about when he likes to cross the channel?
(a) In the summer.
(b) When it is foggy.
(c) In the winter.
(d) During the off-season.

Short Answer Questions

1. Flaubert's ideas in the third section of the chronology are expressed through which literary device?

2. What was the unusual characteristic of the sheep whose owner Flaubert took to dinner?

3. What does Geoffrey say we need to respect about Flaubert even if we think him naive or unsuccessful?

4. According to Du Camp, on whom was Madame Bovary modeled?

5. With what writer does the biographer Enid Starkie compare Flaubert?

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