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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. Which country does Monsieur Crevel dream of visiting?
(a) Norway.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Spain.
(d) Switzerland.

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

3. Why does the Baron decide to give Lisbeth a trade?
(a) She wants to meet a husband.
(b) She is poor and unprotected.
(c) She has an aptitude for work.
(d) She cannot read nor write.

4. What subject does Lisbeth's beau teach?
(a) History.
(b) Gymnastics.
(c) Art.
(d) Mathematics.

5. How many suitors has Lisbeth rejected?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Zero.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the amount of Mademoiselle Hortense's dowry expected to be?

2. How much older is the Baroness than her cousin Bette?

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

4. What gift does the Emperor bestow on the Baroness when she is a young woman?

5. What commission does the Baron get for Lisbeth's admirer?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lisbeth meet Wenceslas in the first place? What is the relationship between them after this first meeting?

2. Who is the first character introduced in the novel? What information is surmised about his age? How is this information revealed?

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

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

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

6. What solution does Monsieur Crevel propose to the Baroness for the problem of Hortense's dowry? What other options does he tell her she has available to her?

7. 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?

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

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

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

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