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

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

3. What does Hortense decide to do after she receives proof of Wenceslas' infidelity?
(a) Take Stidman as a lover.
(b) Kill Wenceslas.
(c) Kill herself.
(d) Pack her things and move in with her mother.

4. What solution does Bette offer first when Hortense explains her financial predicament?
(a) She suggests they help her arrange a marriage to Marshal Hulot.
(b) She counsels Hortense to ask Adeline for money.
(c) She advises Hortense to sell her diamonds.
(d) She tells Hortense to pawn all of her valuables.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Valerie explain her relationship to Montejanos?

2. Besides leading Wenceslas astray, for what other family disgrace is Baron Hulot responsible?

3. What does Stidman tell Wenceslas to get him to leave his second meeting with Valerie and return home?

4. What reason does Lisbeth give Hortense and the Baroness for Wenceslas' decision to go to Russia?

5. Where does Valerie mention having seen Wenceslas in person before their first formal meeting in her house?

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