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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters V and VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Tom Tristam and Newman know each other from?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Madrid.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) New York.

2. How does Tristam describe Claire to Newman?
(a) As wicked smart but not very wealthy.
(b) As very rich but someone who isn't flashy.
(c) As lovely in every way possible.
(d) As snooty.

3. What is Newman's full name?
(a) Jackson Christopher Newman Smith III.
(b) The reader never finds out.
(c) Christopher Newman.
(d) Jackson Christopher Newman Smith.

4. How does Newman think Noemie has come to be so wise in the ways of the world?
(a) By spending so much time in the orphanage.
(b) By watching people in the museum.
(c) By being born with a gift for reading people.
(d) By having a hard life.

5. Who coordinates delivery of Noemie's first painting to Newman?
(a) Her publicity person.
(b) Her father.
(c) The museum librarian.
(d) A museum curator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Newman leave behind when he begins his formal tour of Europe?

2. Why can't Noemie's father help her get married?

3. What do the Nioches add to Noemie's first painting that brings its price up?

4. What does Nioche ask Newman to respect in their quest to see Noemie married?

5. How is Newman described in the opening chapter of "The American"?

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