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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Crevel give to Valerie in exchange for her promise of being his exclusively?
(a) A dressing gown.
(b) A house.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A statue.

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

3. Besides leading Wenceslas astray, for what other family disgrace is Baron Hulot responsible?
(a) Victorin's financial difficulties.
(b) Victorin's professional difficulties.
(c) Lisbeth's personal difficulties.
(d) Victorin's professional difficulties.

4. How does Adeline attempt to console Hortense after her first quarrel with Wenceslas?
(a) She reminds her that Wenceslas has never lied to her before.
(b) She assures her that Valerie Marneffe is a decent woman.
(c) She confesses Hector's infidelities.
(d) She tells her that all men are animals.

5. Why does Valerie want Baron Hulot to bring Wenceslas to dine with them?
(a) She admires his talent.
(b) She wants to humiliate him.
(c) She is awed by his fame.
(d) She wants to seduce him.

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

7. What piece of art created by Wenceslas is generating extreme criticism from his fellow artists, including Stidman?
(a) A silver group depicting deer.
(b) A sculpture of Samson and Delilah.
(c) A statue of Marshal Montcornet.
(d) A statue of Marshal Hulot.

8. Who inadvertently informs Hortense that Wenceslas had lied to her about his whereabouts the evening that he dined with Valerie Marneffe?
(a) Lisbeth.
(b) Vignon.
(c) Baron Hulot.
(d) Stidman.

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

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

11. To whom does Adeline give the little money she has received from the Baron, thereby depriving herself even of food?
(a) Victorin.
(b) Hortense.
(c) Lisbeth.
(d) Charity.

12. At whose suggestion does Lisbeth change her appearance?
(a) Hortense Hulot.
(b) Celestine Crevel.
(c) Valerie Marneffe.
(d) Adeline Hulot.

13. 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?
(a) Fine jewelry.
(b) An opera.
(c) A child.
(d) A book of poetry.

14. How many beauty spots does Valerie Marneffe arrange on her person for her first meeting with Wenceslas?
(a) One.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

15. At what time does Wenceslas arrive home after dining with Valerie Marneffe?
(a) Three o'clock in the morning.
(b) Eleven o'clock in the evening.
(c) Midnight.
(d) One o'clock in the morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives money to Adeline's cook so that she may provide a meal for the family?

2. What does Stidman tell Wenceslas to get him to leave his second meeting with Valerie and return home?

3. Early in their relationship, who refuses to accompany the Baron to Valerie's house despite her entreaties?

4. What circumstances led to Stidman's introduction to Valerie in the Rue Vaneau?

5. What does Monsieur Marneffe do when Hector tries to enter his house after receiving Valerie's letter?

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