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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Hector Hulot returns home from Valerie's house after hearing of the problem between Wenceslas and Hortense, what does he discover Adeline doing?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Praying.
(c) Crying.
(d) Reading.

2. When Crevel goes to Valerie's flat the morning after his revelation to Hulot, whom does he find at the breakfast table with her?
(a) Montejanos and Steinbock.
(b) Montejanos and Lisbeth.
(c) Lisbeth and Hulot.
(d) Hulot and Steinbock.

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

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

5. How much does Crevel agree to pay for a copy of the silver group ordered by Valerie?
(a) Three thousand sous.
(b) Fifteen hundred pounds.
(c) Ten thousand francs.
(d) A thousand crowns.

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

7. 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 sells his furniture.
(d) He mortgages his house.

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

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

10. What does Hortense decide to do after she receives proof of Wenceslas' infidelity?
(a) Kill Wenceslas.
(b) Take Stidman as a lover.
(c) Pack her things and move in with her mother.
(d) Kill herself.

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

12. Who gives money to Adeline's cook so that she may provide a meal for the family?
(a) Monsieur Crevel.
(b) Marshal Hulot.
(c) Victorin Hulot.
(d) Baron Hulot.

13. What does Hortense tell Wenceslas she would have done in retribution if she had discovered that he was having an affair after their first quarrel?
(a) Killed him.
(b) Killed herself.
(c) Taken Stidman as a lover.
(d) Taken Crevel as a lover.

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

15. How does Lisbeth control Valerie's potential household expenses?
(a) She contributes the profits from her embroidery work to the household budget.
(b) She does the cooking and washing herself.
(c) She finds her a cook from Vosges and accompanies her to the market.
(d) She encourages Valerie to dine out instead of hosting dinners at home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What piece of art created by Wenceslas is generating extreme criticism from his fellow artists, including Stidman?

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

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

4. Where does Valerie arrange to meet Montejanos clandestinely after her guests have retired?

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

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