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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters III and IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Nioche describes his former wife as _____________.
(a) A firecracker.
(b) A steady tree in a harsh wind.
(c) His purgatory.
(d) An angel.

2. How does Claire feel about marriage?
(a) She thinks it is oppressive to women and won't do it on principle.
(b) She is eager to do so.
(c) She has vowed never to remarry.
(d) She thinks people should be able to have more than one spouse.

3. What do the Nioches add to Noemie's first painting that brings its price up?
(a) A frame.
(b) Drops of liquid gold to make it look fancier.
(c) A special coating.
(d) An extra object in the painting.

4. What does Noemie's father offer to teach Newman when they first meet?
(a) French.
(b) How to paint.
(c) How to play the stock market.
(d) How to play badmitton.

5. Where is Newman from?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Thailand.
(c) England.
(d) America.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Newman come to view Tristam after a while?

2. Where does Newman first see Noemie?

3. What does Noemie do for a living?

4. What does Newman use, when the novel opens, as a guide for the Louvre?

5. What is Newman on the verge of doing when he spots Tom Tristam?

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