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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose post in the War Ministry does Baron Hulot attempt to obtain for Marneffe?
(a) Monsieur Coquet's.
(b) Marshal Hulot's.
(c) The Prince of Wissembourg's.
(d) The Duc d'Herounville's.

2. Who steals Lisbeth's admirer?
(a) Madame Marneffe.
(b) Celestine Crevel.
(c) The Baroness.
(d) Hortense.

3. How does Lisbeth control Valerie's potential household expenses?
(a) She finds her a cook from Vosges and accompanies her to the market.
(b) She contributes the profits from her embroidery work to the household budget.
(c) She encourages Valerie to dine out instead of hosting dinners at home.
(d) She does the cooking and washing herself.

4. When Crevel goes to Valerie's flat the morning after his revelation to Hulot, whom does he find at the breakfast table with her?
(a) Montejanos and Lisbeth.
(b) Montejanos and Steinbock.
(c) Lisbeth and Hulot.
(d) Hulot and Steinbock.

5. What does Wenceslas produce in the early part of his marriage in addition to and contrasting with the statue he has been hired to design by the Prince of Wissembourg?
(a) Fine jewelry.
(b) A child.
(c) An opera.
(d) A book of poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Lisbeth give Hortense and the Baroness for Wenceslas' decision to go to Russia?

2. What nickname does the Baron give to Lisbeth?

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

4. Who buys the group from Wenceslas?

5. What word means animal of the rocks or chamois?

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