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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do Monsieur Hulot and Monsieur Crevel become acquainted?
(a) Through their mistresses.
(b) Through their parents.
(c) Through their children.
(d) Through their military service.

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

4. 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.

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

6. 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 political motivations for going there.
(c) He has fled from his debts in France.
(d) He has received a letter from his wife summoning him.

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

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

9. 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 is married to the Baroness' cousin.
(d) Monsieur Crevel's son is married to the Baroness' daughter.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What particular significance does the name d'Ervy have to the Baron?

2. According to the narrator, what is the fundamental feature of Lisbeth's character?

3. How does Wenceslas discover the identity of the person who arranges for his release from prison?

4. What subject does Lisbeth's beau teach?

5. Which country does Monsieur Crevel dream of visiting?

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