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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With whom is Lisbeth on good terms in all of the houses she frequents?
(a) The young men.
(b) The servants.
(c) The pets.
(d) The children.

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

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

5. Where does the Baroness come from?
(a) Normandy.
(b) Paris.
(c) Lorraine.
(d) Gibraltar.

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

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

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

9. What is the significance of the name Mirah?
(a) It is the name of a German town.
(b) It is an anagram of Hiram, thereby denoting Jewish heritage.
(c) It is the German word for light.
(d) It is the name of a town in Israel.

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

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

12. Which country does Monsieur Crevel dream of visiting?
(a) Spain.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Norway.
(d) Sweden.

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

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

15. The author dedicates the novel to a scholar who studies which writer?
(a) Cervantes.
(b) Boccaccio.
(c) Dante.
(d) Shakespeare.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the profession of the Baroness' son?

2. In his dedication, to what job does the author compare his work as a novelist?

3. What year does the novel take place?

4. What gift does the Emperor bestow on the Baroness when she is a young woman?

5. What does Lisbeth surmise as the cause of her admirer's failed suicide attempt?

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