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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. Who informs Lisbeth that Wenceslas is to marry Hortense?
(a) Wenceslas.
(b) Madame Marneffe.
(c) The Baroness.
(d) Hortense.

2. What event ruins all of Lisbeth's hopes for the future?
(a) Hortense Hulot's divorce.
(b) Marshal Hulot's death.
(c) Baron Hulot's resignation.
(d) Valerie Marneffe's divorce.

3. Why does the Baron want Lisbeth to move to the Rue Vaneau?
(a) To spy on Madame Marneffe.
(b) To distance her from Hortense.
(c) To be closer to the family.
(d) To live in a more fashionable area.

4. After Wenceslas and Hortense quarrel about Valerie Marneffe, where does Lisbeth go to live?
(a) With Victorin.
(b) With Adeline.
(c) With Marshal Hulot.
(d) In the Rue Vaneau.

5. What does the narrator consider to be "the most reliable thermometer of wealth in Parisian households"?
(a) The closet.
(b) The mode of transportation.
(c) The table.
(d) The neighborhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What information does Valerie use to make the Hulots accept her as Madame Crevel?

2. Who considers herself to be the family confessional?

3. How do Monsieur Hulot and Monsieur Crevel become acquainted?

4. How long after moving to the Rue Vaneau does Valerie wait before receiving Monsieur Crevel?

5. How many beauty spots does Valerie Marneffe arrange on her person for her first meeting with Wenceslas?

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