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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XI and XII.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What challenge does Mrs. Tristam give to Newman regarding Claire?
(a) To make her want to marry again.
(b) To make her finally go through with her divorce.
(c) To make her realize marriage should really only be between two people.
(d) To help her get over her other fiances.

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

4. What does Newman ask Valentin to help him do with Claire?
(a) Have her think well of him.
(b) Have her stop writing so many letters to him each day.
(c) Have her run away with him.
(d) Have her forget her promise to her mother.

5. In what magazine was "The American" originally published as a series?
(a) The Atlantic Monthly.
(b) Time.
(c) Newsweek.
(d) The New Yorker.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Urbain tell Newman the family still needs to come to terms with?

3. For how long does Claire make Newman promise to wait before bringing up the idea of marriage again?

4. What is Newman's first impression of Claire's mother?

5. What does Newman tell Claire he meant in his first proposal to her?

(see the answer key)

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