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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XV and XVI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Claire de Bellegarde's history of marriage?
(a) She is a widow.
(b) She has been engaged three times but never married.
(c) She is still married, but a divorce is inevitable.
(d) She has never been engaged or married.

2. What are Valentin, Claire, and Newman sitting in front of the first time Newman pays Claire a visit?
(a) A freaky statue of a dog.
(b) A nice fireplace.
(c) A very large mirror.
(d) A beautiful window overlooking a lake.

3. Who reassures Newman that he is acting appropriately at his engagement party?
(a) Claire's mother.
(b) Mrs. Tristam.
(c) Claire.
(d) Mrs. Bread.

4. Who does Mrs. Tristam tell Newman is persecuting Claire?
(a) A reporter who knows secrets about her.
(b) The ghosts of her past.
(c) Her mother and one of her brothers.
(d) A priest who is obsessed with her.

5. What does Newman think about the differences between himself and Claire's family?
(a) They will destroy his marriage in time.
(b) They can be worked through.
(c) They are too big to overcome.
(d) They are not his problem.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the dinner in Chapter XII, what does Urbain talk about quite a bit?

2. What does everyone drink during Newman's first visit to see Claire?

3. Where does Newman unexpectedly run into Valentin?

4. Whom does Nioche claim his daughter is like?

5. Who is Valentin?

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