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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Emma spend her engagement period to Charles?
(a) Mourning for Madame Heloise Bovary.
(b) Creating her wardrobe.
(c) Having an affair.
(d) Learning how to cook.

2. What is the name of the town clerk who boards with the Homais family and is incredibly bored with the provincial life in Yonville?
(a) The previous doctor.
(b) Léon Dupuis.
(c) Monsieur Binet.
(d) Abbé Bournisien.

3. How old was Emma when she was sent to the convent to study?
(a) 18.
(b) 5.
(c) 13.
(d) 2.

4. Why is Charles unhappy during his first few weeks as Yonville's doctor?
(a) He has few patients and is worried about money.
(b) He is unable to treat a suspected outbreak of disease in the town.
(c) He has too many patients and cannot find enough time to treat them all.
(d) He wants to become a pharmacist instead.

5. Where is the ball held where Emma meets Vicomte?
(a) At Charles' home at Tostes.
(b) La Vaubyessard.
(c) At her parents' home at Bertaux.
(d) At Emma and Charles' home at Les Bertaux.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Charles' father, Charles Denis Bartholomé Bovary, get removed from his post as an Army surgeon?

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

3. Where do Charles and Emma first live together as husband and wife?

4. What causes Emma to return to Bertaux from the convent?

5. What does Charles find when he helps riders repair their cart?

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