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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. How much does Victorin Hulot agree to pay in order to resolve his problem with Valerie Marneffe?
(a) Fifty thousand francs.
(b) Two hundred thousand francs.
(c) Five thousand francs.
(d) Twenty thousand francs.

2. What does Celestine inherit from her father?
(a) Crevel's house and twenty-four thousand francs per year.
(b) Three hundred thousand francs.
(c) The Presles Estate and thirty thousand francs per year.
(d) Nothing.

3. What name does Baron Hulot use while he is living with Olympe Bijou?
(a) Pere Thoul.
(b) Pere Goriot.
(c) Pere Hulot.
(d) Pere Vyder.

4. In her letter, what excuse does Valerie have for changing the time of her meeting with the Baron on the Rue du Dauphin?
(a) Lisbeth is coming to meet with her at that time.
(b) She has a headache.
(c) She has morning sickness.
(d) Monsieur Marneffe is ill and she must care for him.

5. What reason does Victorin give to the Prince of Wissembourg for his father's disappearance?
(a) He is embarrassed over the situation with Valerie Marneffe.
(b) He is hiding from his creditors.
(c) He is ashamed over the situation in Algiers.
(d) He is living with a younger woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What circumstances led to Stidman's introduction to Valerie in the Rue Vaneau?

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

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

4. What position does the Prince of Wissembourg procure for Adeline?

5. What financial difficulty do the Marneffes face?

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