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Cousin Bette: Part One of Poor Relations Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who informs Lisbeth that Wenceslas is to marry Hortense?
(a) The Baroness.
(b) Hortense.
(c) Madame Marneffe.
(d) Wenceslas.

2. What does Monsieur Crevel suggest that Madame Hulot do to obtain a dowry for her daughter?
(a) Ask her son for a loan.
(b) Ask her cousin for a loan.
(c) Become a seamstress.
(d) Become his mistress.

3. What is the difference in age between Monsieur Crevel and Monsieur Hulot?
(a) Crevel is seven years younger.
(b) Hulot is ten years younger.
(c) Crevel is ten years younger.
(d) Hulot is seven years younger.

4. Who considers herself to be the family confessional?
(a) Hortense.
(b) Lisbeth.
(c) Adeline.
(d) Jenny Cadine.

5. What is Jenny Cadine's profession?
(a) Schoolmistress.
(b) Actress.
(c) Opera singer.
(d) Seamstress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is cousin Bette not accepted in society?

2. Why does the Baron want Lisbeth to move to the Rue Vaneau?

3. What is Monsieur Crevel doing while waiting for the Baroness to enter the sitting room?

4. To whom is Lisbeth apprenticed by the Baron?

5. With whom is Lisbeth on good terms in all of the houses she frequents?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the Baron go after he finds the opera to be closed? What does he learn when he arrives there?

2. How do Monsieur Crevel and Monsieur Hulot know one another? How are they related? What occasioned their falling out?

3. Describe Lisbeth. How old is she? How does she dress? How does this affect her social standing in comparison to her cousin, the Baroness?

4. How does Lisbeth describe her relationship with Wenceslas to Valerie Marneffe? What proof of his connection to Hortense does Valerie show to Lisbeth?

5. What proof does Lisbeth provide of the existence of her admirer? What does she receive from Hortense in exchange for this information?

6. After Wenceslas sells his bronze group, who comes to visit Lisbeth at her flat? What is the purpose of this visit?

7. With whom does Lisbeth discuss the Baron's fascination with Valerie Marneffe? According to Lisbeth, what has Baron Hulot done to win her favor?

8. Who is Valerie Marneffe's father? Why does she inherit nothing upon his death?

9. Why does the Baroness summon Monsieur Crevel? Which of Monsieur Crevel's actions have affected the Baroness? Why has he acted this way?

10. Where does Monsieur Grasset take Wenceslas? Why does this happen to the young artist?

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