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

2. What commission does the Baron get for Lisbeth's admirer?
(a) A statue of Napoleon.
(b) A statue of Marshal Montcornet.
(c) A clock for the prince.
(d) A group for Monsieur Crevel.

3. What evidence of Hector's guilt does the Prince of Wissembourg show to Marshal Hulot?
(a) A letter from Johann Fischer.
(b) A bank ledger.
(c) A letter from Lisbeth Fischer.
(d) A cancelled check.

4. To whom is Lisbeth apprenticed by the Baron?
(a) The embroiderers to the Imperial court.
(b) The dressmakers to the high society.
(c) The glassblowers of the local village.
(d) The typesetters of the daily news.

5. How much time elapses between his mother's funeral and the time when Victorin hears of his father's remarriage?
(a) Two years.
(b) Eleven days.
(c) Eleven months.
(d) Two weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Madame Nourisson use to tempt the Baron Montes de Montejanos?

2. Why does Marnefffe claim that if he goes to police court, he will be worse than a murderer?

3. Whom does Baron Hulot turn to for help after his disgrace?

4. Which country does Monsieur Crevel dream of visiting?

5. Where does Wenceslas tell Hortense he plans to go early the next morning following his dinner with Valerie?

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