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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 149 - 286.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the significance of the name Mirah?
(a) It is an anagram of Hiram, thereby denoting Jewish heritage.
(b) It is the name of a town in Israel.
(c) It is the name of a German town.
(d) It is the German word for light.

2. What does Crevel give to Valerie in exchange for her promise of being his exclusively?
(a) A dressing gown.
(b) A statue.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A house.

3. Who is Jenny Cadine's protector?
(a) The Baroness.
(b) Cousin Bette.
(c) Monsieur Crevel.
(d) Monsieur Hulot.

4. What does Hortense tell Wenceslas she would have done in retribution if she had discovered that he was having an affair after their first quarrel?
(a) Taken Crevel as a lover.
(b) Killed herself.
(c) Taken Stidman as a lover.
(d) Killed him.

5. After Hector receives bad news from Johann Fischer, what bad news does he receive from Valerie in a letter?
(a) She has suffered a miscarriage.
(b) Crevel has discovered the truth about their relationship and is furious.
(c) Her husband has forbidden her from receiving him in her home.
(d) Her husband has passed away.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Valerie explain her relationship to Montejanos?

2. What does Lisbeth surmise as the cause of her admirer's failed suicide attempt?

3. Early in their relationship, who refuses to accompany the Baron to Valerie's house despite her entreaties?

4. The author dedicates the novel to a scholar who studies which writer?

5. Who is the third man to whom Valerie Marneffe tells he is going to be the father of her child?

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