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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. What does Victorin contribute to help his father get out of debt?
(a) He asks Valerie Marneffe for a loan.
(b) He sells his furniture.
(c) He mortgages his house.
(d) He hands over his retirement funds.

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

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

4. What proof of Wenceslas' infidelity does Hortense receive?
(a) A letter from Valerie.
(b) A confession.
(c) The testimony of a witness.
(d) A photograph.

5. What solution does Bette offer first when Hortense explains her financial predicament?
(a) She counsels Hortense to ask Adeline for money.
(b) She suggests they help her arrange a marriage to Marshal Hulot.
(c) She advises Hortense to sell her diamonds.
(d) She tells Hortense to pawn all of her valuables.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Valerie explain her relationship to Montejanos?

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

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

4. Who sees Monsieur Hulot in a front stall at the Varietes with Jenny Cadine?

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

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