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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 149 - 286.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hortense decide to do after she receives proof of Wenceslas' infidelity?
(a) Kill Wenceslas.
(b) Take Stidman as a lover.
(c) Kill herself.
(d) Pack her things and move in with her mother.

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

3. What circumstances led to Stidman's introduction to Valerie in the Rue Vaneau?
(a) His need for a job.
(b) The end of his relationship with Madame Schontz.
(c) His need for a loan.
(d) The end of his friendship with Wenceslas.

4. What piece of art created by Wenceslas is generating extreme criticism from his fellow artists, including Stidman?
(a) A statue of Marshal Hulot.
(b) A statue of Marshal Montcornet.
(c) A sculpture of Samson and Delilah.
(d) A silver group depicting deer.

5. Early in their relationship, who refuses to accompany the Baron to Valerie's house despite her entreaties?
(a) Wenceslas Steinbock.
(b) Monsieur Stidman.
(c) Madame Crevel.
(d) Monsieur Coquet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Wenceslas discover the identity of the person who arranges for his release from prison?

2. How are the Baroness and Monsieur Crevel related?

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

4. To which Shakespeare character does the narrator compare Montejanos, due to his physique and complexion?

5. To whom is Lisbeth apprenticed by the Baron?

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