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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. For how long does Monsieur Crevel estimate that the Baroness will remain beautiful?
(a) Five years.
(b) Fifteen years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) A lifetime.

2. What commission does the Baron get for Lisbeth's admirer?
(a) A statue of Marshal Montcornet.
(b) A clock for the prince.
(c) A statue of Napoleon.
(d) A group for Monsieur Crevel.

3. What is the significance of the name Mirah?
(a) It is the German word for light.
(b) It is an anagram of Hiram, thereby denoting Jewish heritage.
(c) It is the name of a German town.
(d) It is the name of a town in Israel.

4. What is the nationality of Lisbeth's romantic interest?
(a) Russian.
(b) Swiss.
(c) German.
(d) Pole.

5. Who steals Lisbeth's admirer?
(a) Madame Marneffe.
(b) Hortense.
(c) The Baroness.
(d) Celestine Crevel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why has the Baroness' brother-in-law never married?

2. What is Jenny Cadine's profession?

3. What financial difficulty do the Marneffes face?

4. Who does Wenceslas tell Lisbeth has purchased his group?

5. Why does the Baron decide to give Lisbeth a trade?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information about Wenceslas' professional life does Valerie give to Lisbeth? What information about Wenceslas' personal life does she give Lisbeth? How does Lisbeth react to this news?

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

3. What does Lisbeth advise Wenceslas to do after the visit from Monsieur Grasset and what reason does she give for this? What does she promise to do?

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

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

6. Whom does Wenceslas see when he returns home? Whom does he say has purchased his bronze group and offered him work?

7. Who arranges for Wenceslas to be released from prison? How does Wenceslas find out this information?

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

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

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

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