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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Wenceslas tell Lisbeth has purchased his group?
(a) The Comte of Montcornet.
(b) Monsieur Crevel.
(c) The Baron.
(d) The Duc d'Herouville.

2. What is Monsieur Crevel doing while waiting for the Baroness to enter the sitting room?
(a) Talking to himself.
(b) Reading a newspaper.
(c) Combing his hair.
(d) Looking at himself in a mirror.

3. What name does Monsieur Crevel give to the modern parable of Monsieur Hulot and his family?
(a) The Rich Fool.
(b) The Prodigal Father.
(c) The Friend at Night.
(d) The Bad Samaritan.

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

5. What nickname does the Baron give to Lisbeth?
(a) Pretty-Lizzie.
(b) Nanny-goat.
(c) Old-girl.
(d) Bright-eyes.

6. What is the significance of the name Mirah?
(a) It is an anagram of Hiram, thereby denoting Jewish heritage.
(b) It is the name of a town in Israel.
(c) It is the name of a German town.
(d) It is the German word for light.

7. Who informs Lisbeth that Wenceslas is to marry Hortense?
(a) Madame Marneffe.
(b) Wenceslas.
(c) The Baroness.
(d) Hortense.

8. What word means animal of the rocks or chamois?
(a) Steinbock.
(b) Crevel.
(c) Rocamadour.
(d) Hulot.

9. How are the Baroness and Monsieur Crevel related?
(a) The Baroness' son is married to Monsieur Crevel's daughter.
(b) Monsieur Crevel's son is married to the Baroness' daughter.
(c) The Baroness is married to Monsieur Crevel's uncle.
(d) Monsieur Crevel is married to the Baroness' cousin.

10. What is the profession of the Baroness' son?
(a) Milliner.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Pharmacist.
(d) Lawyer.

11. To whom is Lisbeth apprenticed by the Baron?
(a) The embroiderers to the Imperial court.
(b) The typesetters of the daily news.
(c) The dressmakers to the high society.
(d) The glassblowers of the local village.

12. What is Jenny Cadine's profession?
(a) Seamstress.
(b) Opera singer.
(c) Schoolmistress.
(d) Actress.

13. Why is cousin Bette not accepted in society?
(a) She is unmarried.
(b) She is poorly dressed.
(c) She is an orphan.
(d) She is handicapped.

14. What had been Monsieur Crevel's profession?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Pharmacist.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Perfumer.

15. For how long does Monsieur Crevel estimate that the Baroness will remain beautiful?
(a) Fifteen years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Five years.
(d) A lifetime.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Hortense promise Lisbeth in exchange for proof of her beau's existence?

2. What subject does Lisbeth's beau teach?

3. Where does the Baroness come from?

4. How long had Lisbeth's beau been working on the figurine she shows to Hortense?

5. With what major event do the beginnings of Monsieur Hulot's infidelities coincide?

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