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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Geoffrey, which of the following is not a reason that makes people want to know the worst?
(a) Because people think they can find ways to repair their lives.
(b) Because people tire of preferring to know the best.
(c) Because curiosity always hurdles self-interest.
(d) Because it is love's favorite perversion.

2. What is it that Geoffrey says about a line of writing which is good?
(a) He says it comes straight from the heart.
(b) He says it has to have been labored over.
(c) He says it is immediately recognized as being good.
(d) He says it ceases to belong to any school.

3. According to Geoffrey, at one point in Flaubert's life did he no longer need fantasies?
(a) When he moved out of his mother's home.
(b) When "Madame Bovary" was published.
(c) When Louise married him.
(d) When he became wealthy.

4. In quizzing the reader on the subject of economics, what question does Geoffrey want answered?
(a) How did Flaubert survive given the paltry sums he earned from writing?
(b) Which of Flaubert's works produced a substantial windfall?
(c) Which women in Flaubert's life fleeced him for money?
(d) What would be the effect if Bouilhet's and Flaubert's finances had been reversed?

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following authors lived in Normandy?

2. In his letters, what did Flaubert often write to Louise about?

3. In the geographical part of Geoffrey's examination, what comment does he make about the region in which Flaubert lived?

4. In the psychology section of the examination, what two women are compared?

5. What is the difference in time for the trip to Rouen by train for Geoffrey than it was in Flaubert's time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Louise a complication in Flaubert's life?

2. In what ways did Flaubert want Louise to be like him?

3. Why does Louise Colet say she didn't need Flaubert in her life?

4. What does Geoffrey say is the difference between what people want to know about lovers and what they want to know about authors?

5. Why was Flaubert secretive about his meetings with Louise Colet?

6. Describe three life plans Flaubert dreamed of.

7. How is Flaubert's dream described in the examination section on Psychoanalysis?

8. What was Geoffrey's attitude toward his wife's promiscuity?

9. What did Geoffrey say about Ellen's lies?

10. Who are two of Flaubert's relatives who are given an entry in Braithwaite's dictionary?

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