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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift does the Emperor bestow on the Baroness when she is a young woman?
(a) A cashmere shawl.
(b) A medal of honor.
(c) A diamond necklace.
(d) A pearl necklace.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What job does the Baroness' son aspire to?
(a) Doing nothing.
(b) A general in the Army.
(c) A government minister.
(d) A supreme court justice.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sees Monsieur Hulot in a front stall at the Varietes with Jenny Cadine?

2. What year does the novel take place?

3. How do Monsieur Hulot and Monsieur Crevel become acquainted?

4. Who steals Lisbeth's admirer?

5. Who considers herself to be the family confessional?

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