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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. Whose post in the War Ministry does Baron Hulot attempt to obtain for Marneffe?
(a) Marshal Hulot's.
(b) Monsieur Coquet's.
(c) The Duc d'Herounville's.
(d) The Prince of Wissembourg's.

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

3. What does Wenceslas produce in the early part of his marriage in addition to and contrasting with the statue he has been hired to design by the Prince of Wissembourg?
(a) An opera.
(b) A book of poetry.
(c) Fine jewelry.
(d) A child.

4. What is the difference in age between Monsieur Crevel and Monsieur Hulot?
(a) Crevel is ten years younger.
(b) Crevel is seven years younger.
(c) Hulot is seven years younger.
(d) Hulot is ten years younger.

5. Who informs Hector that Valerie Marneffe conspired with her husband to blackmail him?
(a) The police officer.
(b) Crevel.
(c) Lisbeth.
(d) The justice of the peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arranges for Wenceslas to be released from prison?

2. What does Lisbeth surmise as the cause of her admirer's failed suicide attempt?

3. What is the Baron Montes de Montejanos's nickname?

4. What name does Monsieur Crevel give to the modern parable of Monsieur Hulot and his family?

5. What type of a business does the Duc D'Heuronville pay to have the Baron set up in Olympe Bijou's name?

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