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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. When Wenceslas returns home and is confronted by Hortnese, whom does he claim has lent him ten thousand francs?
(a) León de Lora.
(b) Vignon.
(c) Chanor.
(d) Marneffe.

2. 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.

3. Why does Stidman try to stay away from Wenceslas' house?
(a) He does not like Hortense.
(b) He does not like Bette.
(c) He is attracted to Hortense.
(d) He is angry with Wenceslas.

4. Why does Valerie want Baron Hulot to bring Wenceslas to dine with them?
(a) She wants to humiliate him.
(b) She wants to seduce him.
(c) She is awed by his fame.
(d) She admires his talent.

5. Who does Wenceslas tell Lisbeth has purchased his group?
(a) The Duc d'Herouville.
(b) Monsieur Crevel.
(c) The Baron.
(d) The Comte of Montcornet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose post in the War Ministry does Baron Hulot attempt to obtain for Marneffe?

2. What news does Valerie reveal to Wenceslas in the first letter she writes to him?

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

4. 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?

5. Whom does Hector consult in order to resolve his situation with the Marneffes?

(see the answer key)

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