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

2. Where does the Baroness come from?
(a) Lorraine.
(b) Normandy.
(c) Gibraltar.
(d) Paris.

3. Which country does Monsieur Crevel dream of visiting?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Norway.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Spain.

4. Why does the Baron decide to give Lisbeth a trade?
(a) She has an aptitude for work.
(b) She wants to meet a husband.
(c) She is poor and unprotected.
(d) She cannot read nor write.

5. What is the amount of Mademoiselle Hortense's dowry expected to be?
(a) Thirty thousand pesetas.
(b) Five thousand pounds.
(c) Two hundred thousand livres.
(d) Forty thousand francs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jenny Cadine's protector?

2. Who arranges for Wenceslas to be released from prison?

3. What nickname does the Baron give to Lisbeth?

4. What had been Monsieur Crevel's profession?

5. Why is cousin Bette not accepted in society?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the Baron go after he finds the opera to be closed? What does he learn when he arrives there?

2. Describe Lisbeth. How old is she? How does she dress? How does this affect her social standing in comparison to her cousin, the Baroness?

3. What proof does Lisbeth provide of the existence of her admirer? What does she receive from Hortense in exchange for this information?

4. Where does Monsieur Grasset take Wenceslas? Why does this happen to the young artist?

5. Who arranges for Wenceslas to be released from prison? How does Wenceslas find out this information?

6. What solution does Monsieur Crevel propose to the Baroness for the problem of Hortense's dowry? What other options does he tell her she has available to her?

7. What information about Wenceslas' professional life does Valerie give to Lisbeth? What information about Wenceslas' personal life does she give Lisbeth? How does Lisbeth react to this news?

8. Whom does Wenceslas see when he returns home? Whom does he say has purchased his bronze group and offered him work?

9. What plan do Lisbeth and Hortense agree upon to help out Lisbeth's admirer? Who accompanies Hortense on this mission? Whom does her escort take notice of during this venture?

10. How does Lisbeth describe her relationship with Wenceslas to Valerie Marneffe? What proof of his connection to Hortense does Valerie show to Lisbeth?

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