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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 is the third man to whom Valerie Marneffe tells he is going to be the father of her child?
(a) Stidman.
(b) Montejanos.
(c) Vignon.
(d) Crevel.

2. Who intercepts the letter that Valerie writes to Wenceslas?
(a) Hortense.
(b) Stidman.
(c) Lisbeth.
(d) Adeline.

3. Where does Valerie mention having seen Wenceslas in person before their first formal meeting in her house?
(a) His wedding.
(b) Lisbeth's flat.
(c) Church.
(d) His studio.

4. What news does Valerie reveal to Wenceslas in the first letter she writes to him?
(a) She is hosting a party.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She is moving into a new house.
(d) She is canceling her order.

5. What piece of evidence does Crevel provide the Baron with to prove his clandestine meetings with Valerie in his little house on the Rue du Dauphin?
(a) A hat.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A scarf.
(d) A letter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wenceslas produce in the early part of his marriage in addition to and contrasting with the statue he has been hired to design by the Prince of Wissembourg?

2. What circumstances led to Stidman's introduction to Valerie in the Rue Vaneau?

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

4. What solution does Bette offer first when Hortense explains her financial predicament?

5. How much does Crevel agree to pay for a copy of the silver group ordered by Valerie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What plan does Adeline conceive to save her uncle? What is the outcome?

2. Besides the news of the embezzlement scheme in the newspaper, what other news item is featured in the Revue des Beaux-Arts? What is Hortense's reaction to this item?

3. What publication makes Lisbeth so happy? What event begins a chain of events that will end this happiness?

4. What proof of Wenceslas' infidelity does Hortense receive? What does she decide to do after she receives this proof and why?

5. What happens when Hector goes to visit Valerie after he receives her letter? How does he receive a message from her and what is communicated?

6. In his letter to the Baron, what does Johann Fischer ask for? What is his plan if Hector cannot help him?

7. What has happened to Wenceslas professionally in the three years since he has married Hortense? To what is this change attributed?

8. What does Adeline advise Hortense to do after her first quarrel with Wenceslas over Valerie Marneffe? What does Adeline reveal to her daughter about her own marriage?

9. Whom does Hector ask to solve his compromising situation with the Marneffes? What does this character do to help the Baron?

10. What does the regimental quartermaster from Algeria bring to Hector? What was he expecting the quartermaster to have brought him?

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