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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which country does Monsieur Crevel dream of visiting?
(a) Spain.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Norway.
2. How long has Monsieur Crevel been a widower?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Fifteen years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Two years.
3. What gift does the Emperor bestow on the Baroness when she is a young woman?
(a) A pearl necklace.
(b) A diamond necklace.
(c) A medal of honor.
(d) A cashmere shawl.
4. To what animal does Monsieur Crevel compare Mademoiselle Hortense in his conversation with the Baroness?
(a) A thoroughbred horse.
(b) A fox.
(c) A pig.
(d) A nightingale.
5. How much older is the Baroness than her cousin Bette?
(a) Three years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Fifteen days.
6. Who does Wenceslas tell Lisbeth has purchased his group?
(a) The Baron.
(b) Monsieur Crevel.
(c) The Comte of Montcornet.
(d) The Duc d'Herouville.
7. What does Lisbeth surmise as the cause of her admirer's failed suicide attempt?
(a) A broken heart.
(b) Patriotism.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Poverty.
8. What is the amount of Mademoiselle Hortense's dowry expected to be?
(a) Forty thousand francs.
(b) Five thousand pounds.
(c) Two hundred thousand livres.
(d) Thirty thousand pesetas.
9. What financial difficulty do the Marneffes face?
(a) They are behind on their rent payments.
(b) They have to pay off Madame Marneffe's family's debts.
(c) They have medical expenses.
(d) They have no source of income.
10. To whom is Lisbeth apprenticed by the Baron?
(a) The glassblowers of the local village.
(b) The typesetters of the daily news.
(c) The embroiderers to the Imperial court.
(d) The dressmakers to the high society.
11. What does the narrator consider to be "the most reliable thermometer of wealth in Parisian households"?
(a) The closet.
(b) The table.
(c) The neighborhood.
(d) The mode of transportation.
12. Who is the author of Cousin Bette?
(a) Jean-Luc Goddard.
(b) Gustave Flaubert.
(c) Emile Zola.
(d) Honoré de Balzac.
13. What does Lisbeth bring home to her admirer from the dinner parties she attends?
(a) Leftovers.
(b) Fruit and sweets.
(c) Silverware.
(d) Flowers.
14. With whom is Lisbeth on good terms in all of the houses she frequents?
(a) The children.
(b) The young men.
(c) The servants.
(d) The pets.
15. For how long does Monsieur Crevel estimate that the Baroness will remain beautiful?
(a) A lifetime.
(b) Five years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Fifteen years.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who buys the group from Wenceslas?
2. The author dedicates the novel to a scholar who studies which writer?
3. What word means animal of the rocks or chamois?
4. What particular significance does the name d'Ervy have to the Baron?
5. In his dedication, to what job does the author compare his work as a novelist?
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