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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does Crevel agree to pay for a copy of the silver group ordered by Valerie?
(a) Ten thousand francs.
(b) Fifteen hundred pounds.
(c) A thousand crowns.
(d) Three thousand sous.

2. For how long does Monsieur Crevel estimate that the Baroness will remain beautiful?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Fifteen years.
(c) A lifetime.
(d) Five years.

3. To what animal does Monsieur Crevel compare Mademoiselle Hortense in his conversation with the Baroness?
(a) A thoroughbred horse.
(b) A fox.
(c) A nightingale.
(d) A pig.

4. Who considers herself to be the family confessional?
(a) Jenny Cadine.
(b) Lisbeth.
(c) Hortense.
(d) Adeline.

5. What is Monsieur Crevel doing while waiting for the Baroness to enter the sitting room?
(a) Combing his hair.
(b) Reading a newspaper.
(c) Talking to himself.
(d) Looking at himself in a mirror.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Valerie arrange to meet Montejanos clandestinely after her guests have retired?

2. Where does the Baroness come from?

3. What does Lisbeth bring home to her admirer from the dinner parties she attends?

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

5. When Wenceslas returns home and is confronted by Hortnese, whom does he claim has lent him ten thousand francs?

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