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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III, Maidens Choosing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gwendolyn tell Grandcourt right after she meets Lydia Glasher?
(a) That she wants to get married that very night.
(b) That she never wants to see him again.
(c) That he is a lying cheat.
(d) That he can visit her the next day.

2. How does Catherine feel about Herr Klesmer?
(a) She loves him a little bit and is unsure.
(b) She doesn't like him, but thinks that she may grow to love him.
(c) She loves him madly and is obsessed with him to a point of being unhealthy.
(d) She really loves him very deeply.

3. What does Gwendolyn plan to do with the money that she gets from her necklace?
(a) Gamble just one more day.
(b) Buy fancy new dresses.
(c) Pay for her trip back home.
(d) Pay off her debts.

4. How quickly does Grandcourt want to get married to Gwendolyn once she accepts his proposal?
(a) In exactly 34 days, since 34 is his lucky number.
(b) Right away -- like that night.
(c) He wants to wait a year for the sake of tradition.
(d) Within a few weeks.

5. How much time passes between the time that Grandcourt tells Mr. Lush that he would like to marry Gwendolyn and the time that he goes to her house to announce his intentions?
(a) Only a few minutes.
(b) Quite a bit.
(c) Two days, because he knows that it is improper to visit on Sundays.
(d) One day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gwendolyn say that she cannot dance with Grandcourt at the ball?

2. What does Gwendolyn tell Herr Klesmer that she wants to do in order to earn money for her family?

3. What does Gwendolyn notice about Grandcourt during the ball?

4. What information does Lush discover about Gwendolyn's family while Grandcourt remains in Paris?

5. How does Herr Klesmer respond when he hears Gwendolyn perform?

(see the answer key)

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