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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What year does the novel take place?
(a) 1788.
(b) 1538.
(c) 1838.
(d) 1928.

3. In his dedication, to what job does the author compare his work as a novelist?
(a) Theatre actor.
(b) Supreme Court Justice.
(c) Professor of philosophy.
(d) Doctor of social medicine.

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

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

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

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

8. Why does the Baron decide to give Lisbeth a trade?
(a) She cannot read nor write.
(b) She is poor and unprotected.
(c) She wants to meet a husband.
(d) She has an aptitude for work.

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

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

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

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

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

14. To what animal does Monsieur Crevel compare Mademoiselle Hortense in his conversation with the Baroness?
(a) A fox.
(b) A thoroughbred horse.
(c) A pig.
(d) A nightingale.

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

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. Who is Madame Marneffe's father?

4. Who does Wenceslas tell Lisbeth has purchased his group?

5. Who buys the group from Wenceslas?

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