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

3. What is the difference in age between Monsieur Crevel and Monsieur Hulot?
(a) Hulot is seven years younger.
(b) Hulot is ten years younger.
(c) Crevel is seven years younger.
(d) Crevel is ten years younger.

4. How long has Monsieur Crevel been a widower?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Fifteen years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Five years.

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

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

7. With what major event do the beginnings of Monsieur Hulot's infidelities coincide?
(a) The French Revolution.
(b) The Glorious Revolution.
(c) The end of the empire.
(d) The end of the monarchy.

8. Who is the author of Cousin Bette?
(a) Honoré de Balzac.
(b) Gustave Flaubert.
(c) Jean-Luc Goddard.
(d) Emile Zola.

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

10. Who steals Lisbeth's admirer?
(a) Madame Marneffe.
(b) The Baroness.
(c) Hortense.
(d) Celestine Crevel.

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

12. What does Lisbeth bring home to her admirer from the dinner parties she attends?
(a) Fruit and sweets.
(b) Silverware.
(c) Leftovers.
(d) Flowers.

13. How long had Lisbeth's beau been working on the figurine she shows to Hortense?
(a) Twelve months.
(b) Two years.
(c) Eighteen months.
(d) Ten months.

14. 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.

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