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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who arranges for Wenceslas to be released from prison?
(a) Lisbeth
(b) The Baron.
(c) Stidman.
(d) Crevel.

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

4. Who is Jenny Cadine's protector?
(a) Monsieur Crevel.
(b) Cousin Bette.
(c) Monsieur Hulot.
(d) The Baroness.

5. How much older is the Baroness than her cousin Bette?
(a) Five years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Fifteen days.

6. What item does Hortense promise Lisbeth in exchange for proof of her beau's existence?
(a) A yellow cashmere shawl.
(b) A feathered hat.
(c) A diamond necklace.
(d) A parasol.

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

8. What financial difficulty do the Marneffes face?
(a) They are behind on their rent payments.
(b) They have to pay off Madame Marneffe's family's debts.
(c) They have medical expenses.
(d) They have no source of income.

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

10. What particular significance does the name d'Ervy have to the Baron?
(a) It is the site of a famous battle.
(b) It is his mother's maiden name.
(c) It is the name of his first love.
(d) It is his birthplace.

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

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

13. The author dedicates the novel to a scholar who studies which writer?
(a) Boccaccio.
(b) Cervantes.
(c) Dante.
(d) Shakespeare.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Baron want Lisbeth to move to the Rue Vaneau?

2. What award does Monseiur Crevel wear on his National Guard uniform?

3. Who is Madame Marneffe's father?

4. What subject does Lisbeth's beau teach?

5. Who buys the group from Wenceslas?

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