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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Stidman tell Wenceslas to get him to leave his second meeting with Valerie and return home?
(a) His son is ill.
(b) His wife is in trouble.
(c) His son is dying.
(d) His wife is dying.

2. Who inadvertently informs Hortense that Wenceslas had lied to her about his whereabouts the evening that he dined with Valerie Marneffe?
(a) Stidman.
(b) Vignon.
(c) Baron Hulot.
(d) Lisbeth.

3. Where does Bette convince Wenceslas to go despite Hortense forbidding him from doing so?
(a) Stidman's house.
(b) Valerie Marneffe's house.
(c) Celestin Crevel's house.
(d) His studio.

4. What complaint does Lisbeth have when the Baron goes to her flat looking for Valerie?
(a) A migraine.
(b) A toothache.
(c) Indigestion.
(d) Depression.

5. What circumstances led to Stidman's introduction to Valerie in the Rue Vaneau?
(a) The end of his relationship with Madame Schontz.
(b) The end of his friendship with Wenceslas.
(c) His need for a job.
(d) His need for a loan.

6. With whom does Wenceslas claim to be dining while he is at Valerie Marneffe's house?
(a) Hulot and Crevel.
(b) Chanor and Florent.
(c) Stidman and Wissembourg.
(d) Vignon and Vauvinet.

7. What is happening when the arrival of the Baron Montes de Montejanos is announced?
(a) Guests are playing games in Valerie Marneffe's drawing-room.
(b) Valerie and Crevel are having an argument in her room.
(c) Valerie and Lisbeth are scheming to have the Marshal propose marriage to Bette.
(d) Valerie and Baron Hulot are sitting down to dinner.

8. At whose suggestion does Lisbeth change her appearance?
(a) Hortense Hulot.
(b) Celestine Crevel.
(c) Adeline Hulot.
(d) Valerie Marneffe.

9. Who gives money to Adeline's cook so that she may provide a meal for the family?
(a) Victorin Hulot.
(b) Baron Hulot.
(c) Marshal Hulot.
(d) Monsieur Crevel.

10. Where is Monsieur le Baron Henri Montes de Montejanos from?
(a) Seville.
(b) Córdoba.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Venezuela.

11. What does Victorin contribute to help his father get out of debt?
(a) He mortgages his house.
(b) He asks Valerie Marneffe for a loan.
(c) He hands over his retirement funds.
(d) He sells his furniture.

12. When the quartermaster arrives to speak privately with Hector, what does he expect the man has brought for him?
(a) Money from Algeria.
(b) A new uniform.
(c) News from the Prince of Wissembourg.
(d) A letter from Johann Fischer.

13. To which Shakespeare character does the narrator compare Montejanos, due to his physique and complexion?
(a) Macbeth.
(b) Othello.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) Romeo.

14. What book does Adeline read constantly after being banished to her apartment on the Rue Plumet?
(a) The Sorrows of Young Werther.
(b) Pride and Prejudice.
(c) Imitation of Christ.
(d) The Holy Bible.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Valerie want Baron Hulot to bring Wenceslas to dine with them?

3. To whom does Adeline give the little money she has received from the Baron, thereby depriving herself even of food?

4. When Crevel goes to Valerie's flat the morning after his revelation to Hulot, whom does he find at the breakfast table with her?

5. How many beauty spots does Valerie Marneffe arrange on her person for her first meeting with Wenceslas?

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