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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Baron decide to give Lisbeth a trade?
(a) She is poor and unprotected.
(b) She wants to meet a husband.
(c) She has an aptitude for work.
(d) She cannot read nor write.

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

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

4. In his dedication, to what job does the author compare his work as a novelist?
(a) Supreme Court Justice.
(b) Professor of philosophy.
(c) Theatre actor.
(d) Doctor of social medicine.

5. What job does the Baroness' son aspire to?
(a) A general in the Army.
(b) A government minister.
(c) Doing nothing.
(d) A supreme court justice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Hortense promise Lisbeth in exchange for proof of her beau's existence?

2. What is the amount of Mademoiselle Hortense's dowry expected to be?

3. What year does the novel take place?

4. What is Monsieur Crevel doing while waiting for the Baroness to enter the sitting room?

5. What award does Monseiur Crevel wear on his National Guard uniform?

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