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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) That it be the only copy in existence.
(b) That it be signed by the sculptor.
(c) That Valerie serve as model.
(d) That it be completed before Christmas.

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

3. What complaint does Lisbeth have when the Baron goes to her flat looking for Valerie?
(a) Depression.
(b) A toothache.
(c) A migraine.
(d) Indigestion.

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

5. Whom does Lisbeth dream of marrying?
(a) Johann Fischer.
(b) Marshall Hulot.
(c) Monsieur Stidman.
(d) Monsieur Crevel.

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

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

8. Where does Wenceslas tell Hortense he plans to go early the next morning following his dinner with Valerie?
(a) The bank.
(b) The War Ministry.
(c) His studio.
(d) Church.

9. Whose post in the War Ministry does Baron Hulot attempt to obtain for Marneffe?
(a) Monsieur Coquet's.
(b) The Duc d'Herounville's.
(c) The Prince of Wissembourg's.
(d) Marshal Hulot's.

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

11. What does Monsieur Crevel give Valerie in exchange for her company?
(a) Three thousand francs per year.
(b) A new carriage.
(c) Six thousand francs per year.
(d) A pearl necklace.

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

13. 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.

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

15. What news does Valerie reveal to Wenceslas in the first letter she writes to him?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She is hosting a party.
(c) She is canceling her order.
(d) She is moving into a new house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who intercepts the letter that Valerie writes to Wenceslas?

2. Who is the third man to whom Valerie Marneffe tells he is going to be the father of her child?

3. What does Crevel give to Valerie in exchange for her promise of being his exclusively?

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

5. When Crevel goes to Valerie's flat the morning after his revelation to Hulot, whom does he find at the breakfast table with her?

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