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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Baron want Lisbeth to move to the Rue Vaneau?
(a) To be closer to the family.
(b) To distance her from Hortense.
(c) To live in a more fashionable area.
(d) To spy on Madame Marneffe.

2. Why has the Baroness' brother-in-law never married?
(a) He has been horribly disfigured in the war.
(b) He has been serving his country.
(c) He has been looking for a second Adeline.
(d) He has been busy amassing his fortune.

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

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

5. How does Valerie explain her relationship to Montejanos?
(a) She claims they are cousins.
(b) She claims he is Monsieur Marneffe's nephew.
(c) She explains that they had been lovers.
(d) She pretends she has never met him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who steals Lisbeth's admirer?

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

3. What does Hortense tell Wenceslas she would have done in retribution if she had discovered that he was having an affair after their first quarrel?

4. Who is Jenny Cadine's protector?

5. What subject does Lisbeth's beau teach?

(see the answer key)

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