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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. Whose post in the War Ministry does Baron Hulot attempt to obtain for Marneffe?
2. What solution does Bette offer first when Hortense explains her financial predicament?
3. At whose suggestion does Lisbeth change her appearance?
4. What does Hortense hide from Wenceslas?
5. How do Crevel and Hulot feel about Montejanos' arrival?
Short Essay Questions
1. In his letter to the Baron, what does Johann Fischer ask for? What is his plan if Hector cannot help him?
2. Whom does Hector ask to solve his compromising situation with the Marneffes? What does this character do to help the Baron?
3. 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?
4. What plan does Adeline conceive to save her uncle? What is the outcome?
5. What publication makes Lisbeth so happy? What event begins a chain of events that will end this happiness?
6. What news is in the letter to Wenceslas from Valerie? What plan does she concoct for the interception of the letter and why?
7. 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?
8. 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?
9. What proof of Wenceslas' infidelity does Hortense receive? What does she decide to do after she receives this proof and why?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
What is the significance of social class in Cousin Bette? How does this theme affect the relationship between the characters and advance the plot of the novel? 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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