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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The dates in the second list of the chronology include those associated with what?
(a) Flaubert's works.
(b) Flaubert's childhood.
(c) The influence of politics on Flaubert's life.
(d) The deaths and failures in Flaubert's life.

2. Who was Caroline?
(a) Flaubert's niece.
(b) Flaubert's mother.
(c) Flaubert's lover.
(d) Flaubert's sister.

3. Flaubert was born in what year?
(a) 1825.
(b) 1875.
(c) 1850.
(d) 1800.

4. How does Geoffrey think authors legitimize coincidences?
(a) They call them ironies.
(b) They use them to justify their characters.
(c) They ignore criticism of the coincidences in their books.
(d) They use them to justify the endings of their books.

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

6. What did Flaubert's niece ask for after Flaubert's death?
(a) The original manuscript of "Madame Bovary."
(b) Flaubert's house.
(c) A cast of the writer's hand.
(d) Flaubert's stuffed parrot.

7. What was the unusual characteristic of the sheep whose owner Flaubert took to dinner?
(a) It had five legs.
(b) It bleated with a melody-like sound.
(c) It was blind.
(d) It had a human-like face.

8. After Flaubert published "Madame Bovary," what did Gertrude Collier Tenant publish?
(a) A critique of "Madam Bovary."
(b) The letters written to her by Flaubert.
(c) An edition of of her grandfather's journal.
(d) A romance novel.

9. If Geoffrey had his way, which of the following subjects would he not ban novel writers from using?
(a) Novels about love affairs.
(b) Novels about people reverting back to nature.
(c) Novels set in Oxford or Cambridge.
(d) Novels about small forgotten wars.

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

11. For what reason was Flaubert confined to the family home as a young man?
(a) Because of a broken leg.
(b) Because of the war.
(c) Because of a scandal involving a maid.
(d) Because of an epileptic attack.

12. What should novelists who want to reproduce life's possibilities do?
(a) They should put a set of sealed envelopes with different endings in the back of their books.
(b) They should only draw their ideas from real events.
(c) They should write in teams.
(d) They should base their ideas on relgious books.

13. For what reason does Geoffrey say that he does not like coincidences?
(a) Because he feels that coincidences rob people of their sense of control.
(b) Because he agrees with Flaubert's opinion on the subject.
(c) Because coincidences make him feel uncomfortable.
(d) Because he prefers to feel that life is chaotic.

14. Who was Loulou?
(a) Felicite's parrot.
(b) Caroline's parrot.
(c) Juliet's parrot.
(d) Elisa Schlessinger's parrot.

15. Which of the following animals does Flaubert not include in his letter to Bouilet?
(a) A monkey.
(b) A lion.
(c) An ostrich.
(d) A donkey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who actually carried out the trick that resulted in Flaubert's find at the top of the Great Pyramid?

2. In the story, "Un coeur simple," what is Felicite's occupation?

3. The third list in the chronology consists of what?

4. What is Geoffrey's attitude when making his final explanation about why he hates critics?

5. Which condition best describes Flaubert at his death?

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