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

2. What career does Charles Bovary eventually settle on to please his mother?
(a) Shopkeeper.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Doctor.

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

4. Where do Charles and Emma first live together as husband and wife?
(a) England.
(b) Paris.
(c) Emma's home at Bertaux.
(d) Charles' home at Tostes.

5. Other than Emma's garden, where else do Emma and Rodolphe meet?
(a) In a field behind Boulanger's house.
(b) At the Homais'.
(c) In a hidden room in Emma's house.
(d) Charles' consulting room.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the center of activity in Yonville?

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

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

4. Where does Léon want to go to finish his law studies?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What clues can you find in Part 2: Chapter 6 to Flaubert's assessment of the Church?

2. Compare and contrast Emma's and Charles' initial perceptions of their marriage in Chapter 5.

3. Emma goes back and forth between passionate elation at her affair and guilt over betraying Charles in Part 2: Chapter 10. Why do you think she continues her affair with Rodolphe?

4. What experiences does Emma have at the ball at La Vaubyessard in Chapter 8 that seem to redefine her perceptions and expectations?

5. What are some of the clichés that the dignitaries use who speak at the agricultural show in Part 2: Chapter 8?

6. Describe the beggar's appearance in Part 3: Chapter 5.

7. Do you think that Emma's suicide attempt in Part 2: Chapter 13 is a sign of her true love and devotion for Rodolphe or of disappointment in the the realization that her dream of a better life is over?

8. 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?

9. Why do people begin to suspect in Part 2: Chapter 4 that Léon and Emma might have affections for one another?

10. How is the cathedral described in Part 3: Chapter 1?

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