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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Monsieur Marneffe do when Hector tries to enter his house after receiving Valerie's letter?
(a) He beats Hector up.
(b) He threatens Hector with a pistol.
(c) He threatens Valerie with a pistol.
(d) He calls the police.

5. What circumstances led to Stidman's introduction to Valerie in the Rue Vaneau?
(a) The end of his friendship with Wenceslas.
(b) His need for a job.
(c) His need for a loan.
(d) The end of his relationship with Madame Schontz.

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

7. What solution does Bette offer first when Hortense explains her financial predicament?
(a) She advises Hortense to sell her diamonds.
(b) She suggests they help her arrange a marriage to Marshal Hulot.
(c) She counsels Hortense to ask Adeline for money.
(d) She tells Hortense to pawn all of her valuables.

8. How does Hortense react upon learning that Wenceslas has lied to her about his whereabouts?
(a) She becomes sad, shouts and begins to cry.
(b) She laughs it off.
(c) She starts breaking things in the room and has to be restrained.
(d) She faints and has nervous convulsions.

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

10. 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.

11. Who intercepts the letter that Valerie writes to Wenceslas?
(a) Lisbeth.
(b) Stidman.
(c) Adeline.
(d) Hortense.

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

13. What significant change to his appearance does Valerie induce Baron Hulot to make?
(a) He stops wearing his military uniform.
(b) He loses weight.
(c) He shaves off his beard.
(d) He stops dying his hair.

14. What bad news does Johann Fischer communicate to Hector Hulot in a letter?
(a) A Public Prosecutor is investigating Hector and Johann's dealings in Algeria.
(b) The War Ministry has exhausted all of its funds in Algeria.
(c) Johann Fischer has been left by his wife.
(d) Johann Fischer is terminally ill and does not have long to live.

15. Lisbeth offers to arrange a loan on good terms for Hortense and Wenceslas from whom?
(a) The Duc d´Hérouville.
(b) Celestin Crevel.
(c) Marshal Hulot.
(d) Valerie Marneffe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Monsieur le Baron Henri Montes de Montejanos from?

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

3. When Hector Hulot returns home from Valerie's house after hearing of the problem between Wenceslas and Hortense, what does he discover Adeline doing?

4. How do Crevel and Hulot feel about Montejanos' arrival?

5. How long after moving to the Rue Vaneau does Valerie wait before receiving Monsieur Crevel?

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