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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Emma receives Rodolphe's letter breaking it off with her, what is her first thought to do?
(a) Run after him.
(b) Tell Charles about the affair.
(c) Commit suicide.
(d) Murder him.

2. What happens to Berthe when Emma returns from her meeting with Abbé Bournisien?
(a) She becomes feverish and needs medical care.
(b) She goes to stay with Emma's father.
(c) She is sent back to stay with the wet nurse.
(d) She falls and cuts her face.

3. Why does Emma fire her maid upon returning from the ball?
(a) A chicken has gotten loose in the house.
(b) Some items have been stolen.
(c) Dinner is not made.
(d) She has been caught drinking liquor.

4. Who does Emma meet on her way to visit the wet nurse?
(a) Charles' father.
(b) Charles.
(c) Monsieur Homais.
(d) Léon.

5. What do we learn has happened to Homais' career?
(a) He was cited for practicing medicine without a license.
(b) He is about to retire.
(c) He wants to change jobs and become a doctor.
(d) He has received many awards.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Rodolphe and Emma often pass notes to each other?

2. How do Emma and Rodolphe begin communicating in the early days of their affair?

3. What seems to disappoint Emma about her pregnancy and the birth of her child, Berthe?

4. Who comes to stay with the Bovarys after the birth of their child?

5. How long does Emma's illness last after she reads Rodolphe's letter?

(see the answer key)

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