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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens just as Lisbeth is about to set up her own business?
(a) She goes bankrupt.
(b) She accepts a marriage proposal.
(c) The empire collapses.
(d) She becomes gravely ill.

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

7. What reason does Lisbeth give Wenceslas to convince him not to write to anyone from jail about his predicament?
(a) To not anger her moneylender.
(b) To protect his reputation.
(c) To not worry his friends.
(d) To not make the authorities suspicious.

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

9. According to the narrator, what is the fundamental feature of Lisbeth's character?
(a) Greed.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Jealousy.

10. Who considers herself to be the family confessional?
(a) Hortense.
(b) Jenny Cadine.
(c) Lisbeth.
(d) Adeline.

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

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

13. What job does the Baroness' son aspire to?
(a) A government minister.
(b) Doing nothing.
(c) A supreme court justice.
(d) A general in the Army.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Baron decide to give Lisbeth a trade?

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

3. To what animal does Monsieur Crevel compare Mademoiselle Hortense in his conversation with the Baroness?

4. What commission does the Baron get for Lisbeth's admirer?

5. How do Monsieur Hulot and Monsieur Crevel become acquainted?

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