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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sees Monsieur Hulot in a front stall at the Varietes with Jenny Cadine?
(a) Cousin Bette.
(b) Monsieur Hulot's son.
(c) Mademoiselle Hortense.
(d) The Baroness.

2. What is the amount of Mademoiselle Hortense's dowry expected to be?
(a) Five thousand pounds.
(b) Two hundred thousand livres.
(c) Thirty thousand pesetas.
(d) Forty thousand francs.

3. What is Jenny Cadine's profession?
(a) Schoolmistress.
(b) Actress.
(c) Opera singer.
(d) Seamstress.

4. How many suitors has Lisbeth rejected?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) One.
(d) Zero.

5. What is Monsieur Crevel doing while waiting for the Baroness to enter the sitting room?
(a) Reading a newspaper.
(b) Talking to himself.
(c) Looking at himself in a mirror.
(d) Combing his hair.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the significance of the name Mirah?

3. Where does the Baroness come from?

4. What year does the novel take place?

5. Why does the Baron want Lisbeth to move to the Rue Vaneau?

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