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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Crevel and Hulot feel about Montejanos' arrival?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Surprised.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Angry.

2. What does Victorin contribute to help his father get out of debt?
(a) He sells his furniture.
(b) He asks Valerie Marneffe for a loan.
(c) He mortgages his house.
(d) He hands over his retirement funds.

3. With whom does Wenceslas claim to be dining while he is at Valerie Marneffe's house?
(a) Stidman and Wissembourg.
(b) Chanor and Florent.
(c) Hulot and Crevel.
(d) Vignon and Vauvinet.

4. What proof of Wenceslas' infidelity does Hortense receive?
(a) A letter from Valerie.
(b) The testimony of a witness.
(c) A photograph.
(d) A confession.

5. What type of woman does Monsieur Crevel confess to Lisbeth that he has never had until his relationship with Valerie?
(a) A decent woman.
(b) A beautiful woman.
(c) A society woman.
(d) A talented woman.

6. What does Stidman tell Wenceslas to get him to leave his second meeting with Valerie and return home?
(a) His wife is in trouble.
(b) His son is ill.
(c) His wife is dying.
(d) His son is dying.

7. After Hector receives bad news from Johann Fischer, what bad news does he receive from Valerie in a letter?
(a) She has suffered a miscarriage.
(b) Her husband has passed away.
(c) Her husband has forbidden her from receiving him in her home.
(d) Crevel has discovered the truth about their relationship and is furious.

8. How does Valerie explain her relationship to Montejanos?
(a) She claims they are cousins.
(b) She claims he is Monsieur Marneffe's nephew.
(c) She pretends she has never met him.
(d) She explains that they had been lovers.

9. Why does Stidman try to stay away from Wenceslas' house?
(a) He does not like Bette.
(b) He does not like Hortense.
(c) He is attracted to Hortense.
(d) He is angry with Wenceslas.

10. Where does Bette convince Wenceslas to go despite Hortense forbidding him from doing so?
(a) Stidman's house.
(b) Valerie Marneffe's house.
(c) His studio.
(d) Celestin Crevel's house.

11. After Wenceslas and Hortense quarrel about Valerie Marneffe, where does Lisbeth go to live?
(a) With Adeline.
(b) With Marshal Hulot.
(c) In the Rue Vaneau.
(d) With Victorin.

12. What is Vauvinet's profession?
(a) Government Official.
(b) Moneylender.
(c) Artist.
(d) Attorney.

13. Where does Valerie arrange to meet Montejanos clandestinely after her guests have retired?
(a) Montejanos' carriage.
(b) Montejanos' hotel.
(c) Bette's flat.
(d) Valerie's chambers.

14. When Wenceslas returns home and is confronted by Hortnese, whom does he claim has lent him ten thousand francs?
(a) Marneffe.
(b) Chanor.
(c) León de Lora.
(d) Vignon.

15. What book does Adeline read constantly after being banished to her apartment on the Rue Plumet?
(a) The Sorrows of Young Werther.
(b) The Holy Bible.
(c) Imitation of Christ.
(d) Pride and Prejudice.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what condition does Crevel agree to pay for a copy of the biblically-themed figure that Wenceslas is sculpting for Valerie Marneffe?

2. What news does Valerie reveal to Wenceslas in the first letter she writes to him?

3. How does Lisbeth control Valerie's potential household expenses?

4. How does Hortense react upon learning that Wenceslas has lied to her about his whereabouts?

5. What does Wenceslas produce in the early part of his marriage in addition to and contrasting with the statue he has been hired to design by the Prince of Wissembourg?

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