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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. How does Hortense react upon learning that Wenceslas has lied to her about his whereabouts?
2. Whom does Lisbeth dream of marrying?
3. What bad news does Johann Fischer communicate to Hector Hulot in a letter?
4. What does Baron Hulot agree to provide for Valerie Marneffe's second child?
5. How does Valerie explain her relationship to Montejanos?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the regimental quartermaster from Algeria bring to Hector? What was he expecting the quartermaster to have brought him?
2. 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?
3. What solution does Bette give for Hortense and Wenceslas' money troubles? Why does Hortense object to this solution?
4. 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?
5. In whom does Hector confide his devastation about Valerie? What is this character's response?
6. 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?
7. Whom does Hector ask to solve his compromising situation with the Marneffes? What does this character do to help the Baron?
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. How does Valerie use her pregnancy to benefit financially and socially? Which men are affected by this news?
10. What proof of Wenceslas' infidelity does Hortense receive? What does she decide to do after she receives this proof and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A major theme in Cousin Bette is that of forgiveness. Choose three examples from the text and analyze the outcomes of these acts. What is the message the text communicates about forgiveness?
Essay Topic 2
What is the importance of setting in Cousin Bette? Where do the significant scenes take place? In what time period is the novel set? Why is this significant?
Essay Topic 3
At the end of the first part of Cousin Bette, the narrator compares the narrative to a classical tragedy. Use specific examples from the text to discuss which elements of classical tragedy are found in the novel and which elements are missing. In your opinion, can Cousin Bette be classified as a tragedy? Why or why not?
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