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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. What does Hortense decide to do after she receives proof of Wenceslas' infidelity?
(a) Kill Wenceslas.
(b) Take Stidman as a lover.
(c) Pack her things and move in with her mother.
(d) Kill herself.

2. Whom does Lisbeth dream of marrying?
(a) Monsieur Stidman.
(b) Johann Fischer.
(c) Monsieur Crevel.
(d) Marshall Hulot.

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

4. What circumstances led to Stidman's introduction to Valerie in the Rue Vaneau?
(a) The end of his relationship with Madame Schontz.
(b) His need for a loan.
(c) The end of his friendship with Wenceslas.
(d) His need for a job.

5. What reason does Lisbeth give Hortense and the Baroness for Wenceslas' decision to go to Russia?
(a) He has fled from his debts in France.
(b) He has been offered a commission by the Czar.
(c) He has received a letter from his wife summoning him.
(d) He has political motivations for going there.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Crevel agree to pay for a copy of the silver group ordered by Valerie?

2. Who intercepts the letter that Valerie writes to Wenceslas?

3. What affliction that never leaves her strikes Adeline during her second meeting with Crevel?

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

5. What award does Monseiur Crevel wear on his National Guard uniform?

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