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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to the narrator, what is the fundamental feature of Lisbeth's character?
2. How long has Monsieur Crevel been a widower?
3. Why does the Baron want Lisbeth to move to the Rue Vaneau?
4. What does Lisbeth surmise as the cause of her admirer's failed suicide attempt?
5. What does the narrator consider to be "the most reliable thermometer of wealth in Parisian households"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Whom does Wenceslas see when he returns home? Whom does he say has purchased his bronze group and offered him work?
2. What does Lisbeth tell Hortense and Adeline has happened to Wenceslas? How does Hortense react? How is Bette's lie discovered?
3. 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?
4. Describe Lisbeth. How old is she? How does she dress? How does this affect her social standing in comparison to her cousin, the Baroness?
5. Why does the Baroness summon Monsieur Crevel? Which of Monsieur Crevel's actions have affected the Baroness? Why has he acted this way?
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. Who is the first character introduced in the novel? What information is surmised about his age? How is this information revealed?
8. Where does Monsieur Grasset take Wenceslas? Why does this happen to the young artist?
9. How do Monsieur Crevel and Monsieur Hulot know one another? How are they related? What occasioned their falling out?
10. What proof does Lisbeth provide of the existence of her admirer? What does she receive from Hortense in exchange for this information?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A major theme in Cousin Bette is that of forgiveness. Choose three examples from the text and analyze the outcomes of these acts. What is the message the text communicates about forgiveness?
Essay Topic 2
What elements of Cousin Bette characterize this work as a Realist novel? How does this work exemplify literary realism? Give two specific examples from the text.
Essay Topic 3
How does the conflict "man versus man" appear in Cousin Bette? Give three specific examples from the text. Are these conflicts resolved? How does this type of conflict relate to the message of the novel?
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