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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Geoffrey do on his last day in Rouen?

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

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

4. In what setting does Geoffrey think the most famous nineteenth century fictional depiction of a seduction occurs?

5. Who is Humbert?

Short Essay Questions

1. What places does Geoffrey go to learn more about Gustave Flaubert?

2. Flaubert compares himself to many things. Name some of them.

3. Why does Geoffrey say he hates critics?

4. Why did Ed say he burned the correspondence between Juliet and Flaubert?

5. What was included in the dictionary Flaubert wrote?

6. Why does Geoffrey think Flaubert might also be compared to a camel?

7. What factual information does Geoffrey tell the reader about himself?

8. What are several different parrots mentioned in the bestiary?

9. What is Flaubert's opinion of democracy?

10. What does Geoffrey find on the subject of Madame Bovary's eyes when he rereads the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What qualities or facts about Flaubert do you think drew Geoffrey to him in the first place? Consider Flaubert's biographical information, his relationships with women, his interest in the written words, and anything else you consider pertinent.

Essay Topic 2

Geoffrey defends Flaubert throughout the book. Given what you have learned about Flaubert, on what points do you think Flaubert deserves to be defended and on what points do you feel he rightly deserves the criticism he was given?

Essay Topic 3

At one point, Geoffrey examines Flaubert's life from the viewpoint of the road not taken.

1) Describe some of the plans Flaubert had for his life and for books that didn't get written.

2) Explain how the idea of life plans not taken also intrigue Geoffrey for personal reasons.

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