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

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

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

4. What does Monsieur Marneffe do when Hector tries to enter his house after receiving Valerie's letter?
(a) He threatens Valerie with a pistol.
(b) He calls the police.
(c) He threatens Hector with a pistol.
(d) He beats Hector up.

5. Where does Wenceslas tell Hortense he plans to go early the next morning following his dinner with Valerie?
(a) The bank.
(b) Church.
(c) His studio.
(d) The War Ministry.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Wenceslas and Hortense quarrel about Valerie Marneffe, where does Lisbeth go to live?

2. What is Vauvinet's profession?

3. Lisbeth offers to arrange a loan on good terms for Hortense and Wenceslas from whom?

4. What news does Valerie reveal to Wenceslas in the first letter she writes to him?

5. Who is the third man to whom Valerie Marneffe tells he is going to be the father of her child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What post does Valerie ask Hector to obtain for Marneffe? What complications does Hector face in carrying out this wish for his mistress?

2. After their initial clandestine meetings, what message does Hector receive in the form of a letter from Valerie? What reason does she give for a change of plans? What is the real reason?

3. 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?

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

5. Who interrupts Valerie and Hector during their clandestine meeting in Crevel's love nest? By whom is this character accompanied? What does this character tell the Baron about Valerie Marneffe and her husband?

6. When he returns home after speaking to Valerie about the impossibility of Marneffe's promotion, what does Hector catch Adeline doing? With what intention did he return to his family that evening?

7. What problem with her husband does Valerie alert Hector to in a letter? What solution does she suggest to this predicament? How does Hector respond to this suggestion?

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

9. 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?

10. What solution does Bette give for Hortense and Wenceslas' money troubles? Why does Hortense object to this solution?

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