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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who inadvertently informs Hortense that Wenceslas had lied to her about his whereabouts the evening that he dined with Valerie Marneffe?
(a) Stidman.
(b) Lisbeth.
(c) Vignon.
(d) Baron Hulot.

2. How do Monsieur Hulot and Monsieur Crevel become acquainted?
(a) Through their parents.
(b) Through their children.
(c) Through their military service.
(d) Through their mistresses.

3. When the quartermaster arrives to speak privately with Hector, what does he expect the man has brought for him?
(a) A letter from Johann Fischer.
(b) Money from Algeria.
(c) A new uniform.
(d) News from the Prince of Wissembourg.

4. What does the narrator consider to be "the most reliable thermometer of wealth in Parisian households"?
(a) The mode of transportation.
(b) The neighborhood.
(c) The table.
(d) The closet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after moving to the Rue Vaneau does Valerie wait before receiving Monsieur Crevel?

2. With whom is Lisbeth on good terms in all of the houses she frequents?

3. What had been Monsieur Crevel's profession?

4. When Hector Hulot returns home from Valerie's house after hearing of the problem between Wenceslas and Hortense, what does he discover Adeline doing?

5. Which biblical figures does Valerie ask Wenceslas to sculpt for her?

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