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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do they leave the opera early?
(a) They are tired.
(b) They have to meet friends for dinner.
(c) It is too warm.
(d) They need to catch their coach.

2. What seems to disappoint Emma about her pregnancy and the birth of her child, Berthe?
(a) It provides one more attachment to a middle-class, provincial life.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) She cannot afford to buy the layette that she wants.
(d) It is a girl and not a boy.

3. Where does Emma next see Monsieur Binet?
(a) At the Homais'.
(b) At Charles' office.
(c) At Rodolphe's.
(d) At her house, talking to Charles.

4. What is the name of the tenor featured in the opera the Bovarys see?
(a) Lagardy.
(b) Tambourini.
(c) Rubini.
(d) Grisi.

5. Why does Emma want to convince Charles to take the case?
(a) She wants Charles out of the way so she can spend more time with Rodolphe.
(b) She needs the money to pay back a loan from Lhereux.
(c) She wants him to become a success.
(d) She feels bad for the boy and wants him to get better.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Emma preparing for a trip?

2. Why does Rodolphe suggest that Emma should begin horseback riding with him?

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

4. What does Emma threaten to do to her beloved piano?

5. Why does Charles suggest Emma stay on in Rouen without him?

(see the answer key)

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