Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When the quartermaster arrives to speak privately with Hector, what does he expect the man has brought for him?
2. Who inadvertently informs Hortense that Wenceslas had lied to her about his whereabouts the evening that he dined with Valerie Marneffe?
3. What does Stidman tell Wenceslas to get him to leave his second meeting with Valerie and return home?
4. Early in their relationship, who refuses to accompany the Baron to Valerie's house despite her entreaties?
5. What is Vauvinet's profession?
Short Essay Questions
1. Whom does Hector ask to solve his compromising situation with the Marneffes? What does this character do to help the Baron?
2. What plan does Adeline conceive to save her uncle? What is the outcome?
3. 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?
4. 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?
5. In whom does Hector confide his devastation about Valerie? What is this character's response?
6. In his letter to the Baron, what does Johann Fischer ask for? What is his plan if Hector cannot help him?
7. What are the three beauty spots that Valerie Marneffe arranges for her first meeting with Wenceslas? What is Wenceslas' impression of Valerie?
8. 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?
9. What has happened to Wenceslas professionally in the three years since he has married Hortense? To what is this change attributed?
10. What does the regimental quartermaster from Algeria bring to Hector? What was he expecting the quartermaster to have brought him?
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
Discuss the conclusion of Cousin Bette. Does the novel have an open or closed ending? How are the major conflicts resolved? What does this reflect about the message of the text?
|
This section contains 922 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
