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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Monsieur Crevel suggest that Madame Hulot do to obtain a dowry for her daughter?
(a) Become a seamstress.
(b) Ask her cousin for a loan.
(c) Ask her son for a loan.
(d) Become his mistress.

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

3. Who buys the group from Wenceslas?
(a) The Baron.
(b) Monsieur Marneffe.
(c) Stidman.
(d) Monsieur Crevel.

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

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

6. What subject does Lisbeth's beau teach?
(a) Art.
(b) Gymnastics.
(c) History.
(d) Mathematics.

7. What reason does Lisbeth give Hortense and the Baroness for Wenceslas' decision to go to Russia?
(a) He has been offered a commission by the Czar.
(b) He has fled from his debts in France.
(c) He has received a letter from his wife summoning him.
(d) He has political motivations for going there.

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

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

10. Who is Madame Marneffe's father?
(a) The Comte of Clichy.
(b) The Baron.
(c) Monsieur Crevel.
(d) The Comte of Montcornet.

11. What is the significance of the name Mirah?
(a) It is the German word for light.
(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 name of a German town.

12. Why is Madame Marneffe denied an inheritance?
(a) She is an illegitimate child.
(b) Her family disowned her.
(c) She is a gambler.
(d) She is an orphan.

13. How does Lisbeth know the Marneffes?
(a) They attend the same church.
(b) They work in the same building.
(c) Lisbeth worked for Monsieur Marneffe.
(d) They live in the same building.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What financial difficulty do the Marneffes face?

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

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

5. Who arranges for Wenceslas to be released from prison?

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