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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, And the Parrot....

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following did Flaubert not do to Louise?
(a) Make enemies of her parents.
(b) Lie to her.
(c) Speak ill of her to her friends.
(d) Ridicule her work.

2. Geoffrey thinks that if Flaubert had not been a bear he might have been what other animal?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A whale.
(c) A camel.
(d) An elephant.

3. Who was the owner of the dog that Flaubert took for walks and kissed?
(a) Caroline.
(b) Julie Herbert.
(c) Elisa Schlesinger.
(d) Flaubert's mother.

4. What does Geoffrey say about the three parrots remaining at the Museum of Natural History?
(a) He says that Flaubert's parrot is in Croisset.
(b) He says that Flaubert's parrot is at the Hotel-Dieu.
(c) He says that he doubts if Flaubert ever even had a parrot.
(d) He says that Flaubert's parrot could be one of them.

5. In the geographical part of Geoffrey's examination, what comment does he make about the region in which Flaubert lived?
(a) That Flaubert struggled to move out of the region.
(b) That the region has produced an inordinate number of writers.
(c) That the air was much too dry in the region.
(d) That the region contributed to the slowness of Flaubert's work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Geoffrey photograph when he returns to Rouen?

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

3. What did Flaubert think should accompany scientific advances?

4. Which of the following are not used to describe Flaubert in Braithwaite's Dictionary?

5. Who should the author of a book be like, according to a quote Geoffrey has read?

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