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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 287 to 437.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bad news does Johann Fischer communicate to Hector Hulot in a letter?
(a) A Public Prosecutor is investigating Hector and Johann's dealings in Algeria.
(b) Johann Fischer is terminally ill and does not have long to live.
(c) Johann Fischer has been left by his wife.
(d) The War Ministry has exhausted all of its funds in Algeria.

2. How does Adeline attempt to console Hortense after her first quarrel with Wenceslas?
(a) She tells her that all men are animals.
(b) She confesses Hector's infidelities.
(c) She assures her that Valerie Marneffe is a decent woman.
(d) She reminds her that Wenceslas has never lied to her before.

3. What commission does the Baron get for Lisbeth's admirer?
(a) A statue of Napoleon.
(b) A group for Monsieur Crevel.
(c) A clock for the prince.
(d) A statue of Marshal Montcornet.

4. In what art is Adeline unpracticed, as is evidenced by her inadequate preparation for her second meeting with Monsieur Crevel?
(a) Conversation.
(b) Seduction.
(c) Rhetoric.
(d) Music.

5. How long elapses between the death of Marneffe and Valerie and Crevel's marriage?
(a) Six months.
(b) Ten months.
(c) One year.
(d) Eighteen months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What circumstances led to Stidman's introduction to Valerie in the Rue Vaneau?

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

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

4. What job does the Baroness' son aspire to?

5. What type of woman does Monsieur Crevel confess to Lisbeth that he has never had until his relationship with Valerie?

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