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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 Wenceslas tell Hortense he plans to go early the next morning following his dinner with Valerie?
2. What proof of Wenceslas' infidelity does Hortense receive?
3. What does Monsieur Crevel give Valerie in exchange for her company?
4. 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?
5. What significant change to his appearance does Valerie induce Baron Hulot to make?
Short Essay Questions
1. In whom does Hector confide his devastation about Valerie? What is this character's response?
2. What post does Valerie ask Hector to obtain for Marneffe? What complications does Hector face in carrying out this wish for his mistress?
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. 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?
5. What are the three beauty spots that Valerie Marneffe arranges for her first meeting with Wenceslas? What is Wenceslas' impression of Valerie?
6. What solution does Bette give for Hortense and Wenceslas' money troubles? Why does Hortense object to this solution?
7. Whom does Hector ask to solve his compromising situation with the Marneffes? What does this character do to help the Baron?
8. What plan does Adeline conceive to save her uncle? What is the outcome?
9. What news is in the letter to Wenceslas from Valerie? What plan does she concoct for the interception of the letter and why?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the conflict "man versus man" appear in Cousin Bette? Give three specific examples from the text. Are these conflicts resolved? How does this type of conflict relate to the message of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
How is literary allusion used in Cousin Bette? Choose two examples from the text. What is the significance of these allusions? What messages do they communicate and to what themes do they relate?
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