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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which biblical figures does Valerie ask Wenceslas to sculpt for her?
(a) Samson and Delilah.
(b) Cain and Abel.
(c) Moses and Aaron.
(d) David and Goliath.

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

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

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

6. When the quartermaster arrives to speak privately with Hector, what does he expect the man has brought for him?
(a) A new uniform.
(b) Money from Algeria.
(c) A letter from Johann Fischer.
(d) News from the Prince of Wissembourg.

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

8. 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 completed before Christmas.
(c) That it be signed by the sculptor.
(d) That Valerie serve as model.

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. To which Shakespeare character does the narrator compare Montejanos, due to his physique and complexion?
(a) Macbeth.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Romeo.
(d) Othello.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who inadvertently informs Hortense that Wenceslas had lied to her about his whereabouts the evening that he dined with Valerie Marneffe?

2. What is happening when the arrival of the Baron Montes de Montejanos is announced?

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

4. What significant change to his appearance does Valerie induce Baron Hulot to make?

5. Where does Valerie mention having seen Wenceslas in person before their first formal meeting in her house?

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