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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 149 - 286.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which biblical figures does Valerie ask Wenceslas to sculpt for her?
(a) Moses and Aaron.
(b) Cain and Abel.
(c) Samson and Delilah.
(d) David and Goliath.

2. How does Hortense react upon learning that Wenceslas has lied to her about his whereabouts?
(a) She faints and has nervous convulsions.
(b) She becomes sad, shouts and begins to cry.
(c) She laughs it off.
(d) She starts breaking things in the room and has to be restrained.

3. How many suitors has Lisbeth rejected?
(a) One.
(b) Zero.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

4. Who steals Lisbeth's admirer?
(a) Celestine Crevel.
(b) The Baroness.
(c) Madame Marneffe.
(d) Hortense.

5. Who arranges for Wenceslas to be released from prison?
(a) Stidman.
(b) Lisbeth
(c) The Baron.
(d) Crevel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jenny Cadine's profession?

2. How does Wenceslas discover the identity of the person who arranges for his release from prison?

3. Where does Bette convince Wenceslas to go despite Hortense forbidding him from doing so?

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

5. When Wenceslas returns home and is confronted by Hortnese, whom does he claim has lent him ten thousand francs?

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