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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 5 - 148.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens just as Lisbeth is about to set up her own business?
(a) She becomes gravely ill.
(b) She accepts a marriage proposal.
(c) She goes bankrupt.
(d) The empire collapses.

2. What subject does Lisbeth's beau teach?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Art.
(c) Gymnastics.
(d) History.

3. Why has the Baroness' brother-in-law never married?
(a) He has been serving his country.
(b) He has been looking for a second Adeline.
(c) He has been horribly disfigured in the war.
(d) He has been busy amassing his fortune.

4. How many suitors has Lisbeth rejected?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) One.
(d) Zero.

5. What reason does Lisbeth give Hortense and the Baroness for Wenceslas' decision to go to Russia?
(a) He has been offered a commission by the Czar.
(b) He has political motivations for going there.
(c) He has fled from his debts in France.
(d) He has received a letter from his wife summoning him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is cousin Bette not accepted in society?

2. What does the narrator consider to be "the most reliable thermometer of wealth in Parisian households"?

3. What commission does the Baron get for Lisbeth's admirer?

4. What gift does the Emperor bestow on the Baroness when she is a young woman?

5. Who informs Lisbeth that Wenceslas is to marry Hortense?

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