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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 financial difficulty do the Marneffes face?
(a) They are behind on their rent payments.
(b) They have no source of income.
(c) They have medical expenses.
(d) They have to pay off Madame Marneffe's family's debts.

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

3. What item does Hortense promise Lisbeth in exchange for proof of her beau's existence?
(a) A parasol.
(b) A yellow cashmere shawl.
(c) A feathered hat.
(d) A diamond necklace.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author dedicates the novel to a scholar who studies which writer?

2. After leaving Olympe Bijou, with whom does Baron Hulot live?

3. What had been Monsieur Crevel's profession?

4. With whom is Lisbeth on good terms in all of the houses she frequents?

5. How does Lisbeth control Valerie's potential household expenses?

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