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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 9 | Part 2: Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take Monsieur Rouault to begin walking after he has broken his leg?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 46 days.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 4 days.

2. The novel begins with a description of this character's experience in school. Who is this character?
(a) Leon Dupuis.
(b) Justin.
(c) Emma Bovary.
(d) Charles Bovary.

3. What event causes the delay of the "Hirondelle" and also marks the loss of Emma's last remaining confidante?
(a) Emma's greyhound runs away.
(b) Emma fires her new maid.
(c) Emma accuses Charles of having an affair.
(d) Emma tells Charles her true feelings about her provincial life.

4. Why did Charles' father, Charles Denis Bartholomé Bovary, get removed from his post as an Army surgeon?
(a) He had an affair with his superior's wife.
(b) He was chronically absent from work.
(c) He was involved in a scandal involving prescriptions.
(d) He was laundering money to pay gambling debts.

5. What is one of Emma's favorite pastimes?
(a) Gardening.
(b) Reading romance novels.
(c) Writing letters.
(d) Carving figurines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Charles' first wife?

2. Where do Charles and Emma meet?

3. What happens on Emma's wedding night that causes some people to think that she and her father are acting above their class?

4. What career does Charles Bovary eventually settle on to please his mother?

5. Why does Charles think he and Emma should move?

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