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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To what animal does Monsieur Crevel compare Mademoiselle Hortense in his conversation with the Baroness?
(a) A nightingale.
(b) A thoroughbred horse.
(c) A pig.
(d) A fox.

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

4. What word means animal of the rocks or chamois?
(a) Crevel.
(b) Hulot.
(c) Rocamadour.
(d) Steinbock.

5. Where does the Baroness come from?
(a) Lorraine.
(b) Gibraltar.
(c) Paris.
(d) Normandy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the profession of the Baroness' son?

2. What is the nationality of Lisbeth's romantic interest?

3. What award does Monseiur Crevel wear on his National Guard uniform?

4. How long had Lisbeth's beau been working on the figurine she shows to Hortense?

5. What had been Monsieur Crevel's profession?

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