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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 5 - 148.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Lisbeth surmise as the cause of her admirer's failed suicide attempt?
(a) Poverty.
(b) A broken heart.
(c) Patriotism.
(d) Loneliness.

3. What reason does Lisbeth give Hortense and the Baroness for Wenceslas' decision to go to Russia?
(a) He has been offered a commission by the Czar.
(b) He has political motivations for going there.
(c) He has fled from his debts in France.
(d) He has received a letter from his wife summoning him.

4. What reason does Lisbeth give Wenceslas to convince him not to write to anyone from jail about his predicament?
(a) To not anger her moneylender.
(b) To not worry his friends.
(c) To not make the authorities suspicious.
(d) To protect his reputation.

5. What does Monsieur Crevel suggest that Madame Hulot do to obtain a dowry for her daughter?
(a) Ask her cousin for a loan.
(b) Become a seamstress.
(c) Ask her son for a loan.
(d) Become his mistress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Madame Marneffe's father?

2. What does Lisbeth bring home to her admirer from the dinner parties she attends?

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

4. How long has Monsieur Crevel been a widower?

5. Where does the Baroness come from?

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