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Cousin Bette: Part One of Poor Relations Quiz

Honoré de Balzac
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Cousin Bette: Part One of Poor Relations Quiz

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1)

What significant change to his appearance does Valerie induce Baron Hulot to make? (from Pages 149 - 286)

He loses weight.
He stops wearing his military uniform.
He shaves off his beard.
He stops dying his hair.
2)

Whom does Madame Nourisson use to tempt the Baron Montes de Montejanos? (from Pages 287 to 437)

Seraphine.
Cydalise.
Olympe.
Carabine.
3)

What is Vauvinet's profession? (from Pages 149 - 286)

Moneylender.
Attorney.
Artist.
Government Official.
4)

What book does Adeline read constantly after being banished to her apartment on the Rue Plumet? (from Pages 149 - 286)

The Holy Bible.
The Sorrows of Young Werther.
Pride and Prejudice.
Imitation of Christ.
5)

When Crevel goes to Valerie's flat the morning after his revelation to Hulot, whom does he find at the breakfast table with her? (from Pages 149 - 286)

Lisbeth and Hulot.
Montejanos and Steinbock.
Montejanos and Lisbeth.
Hulot and Steinbock.
6)

At what time does Wenceslas arrive home after dining with Valerie Marneffe? (from Pages 149 - 286)

Three o'clock in the morning.
One o'clock in the morning.
Eleven o'clock in the evening.
Midnight.
7)

What is the Baron Montes de Montejanos's nickname? (from Pages 287 to 437)

Nanny Goat.
Catoxantha.
Carabine.
Combabus.
8)

What name is Hector Hulot using while he is living with Atala Judici? (from Pages 287 to 437)

Pere Thoul.
Pere Thorec.
Pere Vyder.
Pere Goriot.
9)

How much does Crevel agree to pay for a copy of the silver group ordered by Valerie? (from Pages 149 - 286)

Three thousand sous.
Ten thousand francs.
Fifteen hundred pounds.
A thousand crowns.
10)

What does Victorin contribute to help his father get out of debt? (from Pages 149 - 286)

He hands over his retirement funds.
He asks Valerie Marneffe for a loan.
He mortgages his house.
He sells his furniture.
11)

In what art is Adeline unpracticed, as is evidenced by her inadequate preparation for her second meeting with Monsieur Crevel? (from Pages 287 to 437)

Music.
Rhetoric.
Conversation.
Seduction.
12)

What does Hortense tell Wenceslas she would have done in retribution if she had discovered that he was having an affair after their first quarrel? (from Pages 149 - 286)

Taken Stidman as a lover.
Taken Crevel as a lover.
Killed him.
Killed herself.
13)

What complaint does Lisbeth have when the Baron goes to her flat looking for Valerie? (from Pages 149 - 286)

Depression.
Indigestion.
A migraine.
A toothache.
14)

What does the Prince of Wissembourg do with the 200,000 francs that Marshal Hulot gave him in repayment for his brother's embezzlement from the state? (from Pages 287 to 437)

He gives it to Victorin Hulot.
He sends it to Algiers.
He loans it to Adeline Hulot.
He hires a minister to replace the Baron.
15)

To whom does Adeline give the little money she has received from the Baron, thereby depriving herself even of food? (from Pages 149 - 286)

Victorin.
Lisbeth.
Charity.
Hortense.
16)

After her apparent break with Valerie Marneffe, what event makes Lisbeth extremely happy? (from Pages 287 to 437)

The publication of her first marriage banns to Marshal Hulot.
The financial troubles of Victorin Hulot.
The failing health of Baron Hulot.
The dissolution of Adeline's marriage.
17)

How old is Olympe Bijou, the Baron's new mistress? (from Pages 287 to 437)

Sixteen.
Thirty-six.
Twenty-one.
Eighteen.
18)

After Hector receives bad news from Johann Fischer, what bad news does he receive from Valerie in a letter? (from Pages 149 - 286)

Crevel has discovered the truth about their relationship and is furious.
Her husband has passed away.
Her husband has forbidden her from receiving him in her home.
She has suffered a miscarriage.
19)

After leaving Olympe Bijou, with whom does Baron Hulot live? (from Pages 287 to 437)

Josepha Mariah.
Atala Judici.
Adeline Hulot.
Jenny Cadine.
20)

Whom does Adeline encounter while in the midst of doing her charity work? (from Pages 287 to 437)

Jenny Cadine.
Hector.
Seraphine.
Cydalise.
21)

On what condition does Crevel agree to pay for a copy of the biblically-themed figure that Wenceslas is sculpting for Valerie Marneffe? (from Pages 149 - 286)

That it be the only copy in existence.
That it be signed by the sculptor.
That it be completed before Christmas.
That Valerie serve as model.
22)

What proof of the affair between Valerie and Hector Hulot is in the possession of Monsieur Marneffe? (from Pages 287 to 437)

Letters.
Photographs.
Diary entries.
Witnesses.
23)

What does Stidman tell Wenceslas to get him to leave his second meeting with Valerie and return home? (from Pages 149 - 286)

His son is dying.
His son is ill.
His wife is dying.
His wife is in trouble.
24)

A letter from which continent sets off a chain of events that will ruin Lisbeth's happiness? (from Pages 287 to 437)

America.
Asia.
Africa.
Antarctica.
25)

Why does Valerie want Baron Hulot to bring Wenceslas to dine with them? (from Pages 149 - 286)

She wants to seduce him.
She admires his talent.
She wants to humiliate him.
She is awed by his fame.
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