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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 149 - 286.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Wenceslas tell Hortense he plans to go early the next morning following his dinner with Valerie?
(a) The bank.
(b) Church.
(c) The War Ministry.
(d) His studio.

2. How does Valerie explain her relationship to Montejanos?
(a) She explains that they had been lovers.
(b) She claims they are cousins.
(c) She pretends she has never met him.
(d) She claims he is Monsieur Marneffe's nephew.

3. How long has Monsieur Crevel been a widower?
(a) Fifteen years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Two years.

4. How many suitors has Lisbeth rejected?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Zero.

5. With whom does Wenceslas claim to be dining while he is at Valerie Marneffe's house?
(a) Vignon and Vauvinet.
(b) Hulot and Crevel.
(c) Stidman and Wissembourg.
(d) Chanor and Florent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who inadvertently informs Hortense that Wenceslas had lied to her about his whereabouts the evening that he dined with Valerie Marneffe?

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

3. When the quartermaster arrives to speak privately with Hector, what does he expect the man has brought for him?

4. What does Monsieur Crevel give Valerie in exchange for her company?

5. What is happening when the arrival of the Baron Montes de Montejanos is announced?

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