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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 287 to 437.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Adeline attempt to console Hortense after her first quarrel with Wenceslas?
(a) She tells her that all men are animals.
(b) She assures her that Valerie Marneffe is a decent woman.
(c) She confesses Hector's infidelities.
(d) She reminds her that Wenceslas has never lied to her before.

2. Who is Madame Marneffe's father?
(a) The Comte of Montcornet.
(b) The Baron.
(c) Monsieur Crevel.
(d) The Comte of Clichy.

3. How much does Crevel agree to pay for a copy of the silver group ordered by Valerie?
(a) A thousand crowns.
(b) Ten thousand francs.
(c) Fifteen hundred pounds.
(d) Three thousand sous.

4. Whose post in the War Ministry does Baron Hulot attempt to obtain for Marneffe?
(a) Monsieur Coquet's.
(b) The Prince of Wissembourg's.
(c) The Duc d'Herounville's.
(d) Marshal Hulot's.

5. What gift does the Emperor bestow on the Baroness when she is a young woman?
(a) A diamond necklace.
(b) A medal of honor.
(c) A cashmere shawl.
(d) A pearl necklace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator consider to be "the most reliable thermometer of wealth in Parisian households"?

2. Who makes an unexpected visit to Victorin and Celestine?

3. With whom does Adeline discover Hector having an illicit affair, just days before her death?

4. Where does Johann Fischer expect to be when Hector Hulot reads his final letter?

5. Why is cousin Bette not accepted in society?

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