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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Monsieur Homais' nephew Justin's future career?
(a) He wants to join the military.
(b) He wants to become a priest.
(c) He wants to become a doctor.
(d) He plans on being a pharmacist like his uncle.

2. What is one of the things that Charles does to show his complete adoration of Emma?
(a) He writes her a love poem.
(b) He has a portrait painted of her by her favorite artist.
(c) He frames her sketches.
(d) He takes her to Rome.

3. What award is being presented as Rodolphe professes his love for Emma?
(a) The award for best sow.
(b) The award for working the longest at the same farm.
(c) The manure award.
(d) The award for best pie.

4. 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) Léon Dupuis.
(b) Abbé Bournisien.
(c) Monsieur Binet.
(d) The previous doctor.

5. Upon the arrival of the Bovarys in Yonville, what does Homais do?
(a) Invites himself to dinner with them.
(b) Kisses Emma and causes a scandal.
(c) Tells Charles his services are no longer needed.
(d) Asks the Bovarys to stay with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an early routine that Charles and Emma establish as newlyweds?

2. How does Monsieur Rouault compensate Charles for setting his leg?

3. Who does Emma meet on her way to visit the wet nurse?

4. Why is Abbé Bournisien distracted when Emma comes to see him?

5. What is Monsieur Binet doing when Emma runs into him on the way to visit Rodolphe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the state of Emma and Léon's relationship by the end of Part 3: Chapter 6?

2. By Part 2: Chapter 7, do you think Emma has become a sympathetic character? Why or why not?

3. In Part 2: Chapter 9, Emma describes her emotions surrounding her relationship with Rodolphe as a "second puberty". What behaviors does she exhibit that resemble those of an adolescent?

4. Charles continually sacrifices to make his wife happy. Do you think this shows true selflessness or foolishness?

5. Monsieur Binet is able to see Emma's true nature in Part 2: Chapter 10, but does not try to create a scandal. Why do you think he chooses not to reveal her indiscretions?

6. Part 2: Chapter 7 introduces the reader to the foreshadowed relationship between Rodolphe and Emma. What are Rodolphe's perceptions of Emma's character?

7. Explain the differences between Homais' and Abbé Bournisien's views on religion in Part 3: Chapter 9.

8. In Part 2: Chapter 2, Emma meets Léon. What is it about him that Emma finds attractive?

9. What characters are introduced in Part 2: Chapter 1 that seem to be important in the day-to-day life of the small town of Yonville?

10. In Chapter 7, Emma receives a greyhound as a pet. Why is this gift so important to her?

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