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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does the Baroness come from?
2. What happens just as Lisbeth is about to set up her own business?
3. Who sees Monsieur Hulot in a front stall at the Varietes with Jenny Cadine?
4. What does the narrator consider to be "the most reliable thermometer of wealth in Parisian households"?
5. Why has the Baroness' brother-in-law never married?
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. 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?
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. 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?
5. With whom does Lisbeth discuss the Baron's fascination with Valerie Marneffe? According to Lisbeth, what has Baron Hulot done to win her favor?
6. Who is Valerie Marneffe's father? Why does she inherit nothing upon his death?
7. What does Lisbeth tell Hortense and Adeline has happened to Wenceslas? How does Hortense react? How is Bette's lie discovered?
8. How does Lisbeth meet Wenceslas in the first place? What is the relationship between them after this first meeting?
9. Where does Monsieur Grasset take Wenceslas? Why does this happen to the young artist?
10. How do Monsieur Crevel and Monsieur Hulot know one another? How are they related? What occasioned their falling out?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Pride is a significant theme in Cousin Bette. What is the message conveyed about pride in this novel? Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Money has a significant role throughout Cousin Bette. Give three examples from the novel in which money significantly alters the plot of the novel and directly affects the protagonist. How is money a characteristic of the Realist novel?
Essay Topic 3
Morality is a significant theme in Cousin Bette. What message does the novel convey about morality? Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.
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