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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters IX and X.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Newman described in the opening chapter of "The American"?
(a) As being attractive.
(b) As having severe scars on his face and arms.
(c) As being very dangerous looking.
(d) As being extraordinarily short.

2. What does Newman tell Claire he meant in his first proposal to her?
(a) To embarrass her.
(b) To test her emotions.
(c) To make her choose between him and her family.
(d) No harm.

3. 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 being born with a gift for reading people.
(c) By watching people in the museum.
(d) By having a hard life.

4. Where does Newman first see Noemie?
(a) On a commuter train.
(b) Outside on the sidewalk.
(c) In the Louvre.
(d) At an open-air market.

5. Where does Tristam want Newman to go so they can play poker together?
(a) The Occidental Club.
(b) The Woostser Club.
(c) The Yale Club.
(d) The Harvard Club.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who ends up joining Newman, Claire, and Valentin during Newman's first visit to see Claire?

2. When Newman first meets Urbain, what is he preparing to do?

3. How does Claire react to Newman's first visit when he comes to see her?

4. How does Valentin respond to Newman's observation that Valentin does nothing but enjoy his leisure?

5. Who is Urbain?

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