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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What makes Newman uncomfortable during a dinner in Chapter XII with the Bellegardes?
(a) He isn't sure how to eat what is being served.
(b) The fact that he is the only guest.
(c) No one seems to be talking at all.
(d) The food is not very good.

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

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

5. Why does Nioche seek out Newman when he returns to Paris?
(a) He wants to keep giving him French lessons.
(b) He believes he found the perfect husband for Noemie.
(c) He wants to sell more of Noemie's paintings.
(d) He is afraid someone is trying to kill him.

6. What does Valentin comment on when he comes to visit Newman in his new home?
(a) How large it is.
(b) How expensive it is.
(c) How small it is.
(d) How ugly it is.

7. What does Nioche confide in Newman is the biggest struggle for him regarding his daughter?
(a) Her great beauty.
(b) How much she reminds him of her mother.
(c) Her desire to work all the time.
(d) Her bad behavior.

8. Who informs Newman that Noemie has left her father's home?
(a) Valentin.
(b) Nioche.
(c) Claire.
(d) Mrs. Tristam.

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

10. What does Nioche ask Newman to respect in their quest to see Noemie married?
(a) His daughter's innocence.
(b) His wife's wishes about her future husband's family.
(c) His wishes about her future husband's profession.
(d) His daughter's own preferences and desires.

11. Who ends up joining Newman, Claire, and Valentin during Newman's first visit to see Claire?
(a) Mrs. Tristam.
(b) Noemie.
(c) Valentin's wife.
(d) Newman's ex-wife.

12. What is the only thing that Claire refuses to do to keep peace in her family?
(a) Be snobbish.
(b) Be submissive.
(c) Give lavish parties.
(d) Marry again.

13. At the end of Chapter VIII, what does Valentin agree to do for Newman?
(a) Convince the newspapers to stop following him around so much.
(b) Plead his case to Claire.
(c) Help him learn French faster.
(d) Everything he can to keep them apart.

14. Where do Noemie and Valentin first meet?
(a) An open air market.
(b) The Occidental Club.
(c) The Louvre.
(d) A pub.

15. What does Newman notice about Noemie when he comes to visit her with Valentin?
(a) She is only pretending to work.
(b) She has become incredibly thin.
(c) She has gained a bit of weight.
(d) She is more talented than other painters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Urbain?

2. Who discourages the idea that Newman might like a tour of the house during his visit to see Claire?

3. What does Mrs. Tristam accuse Newman of when he confesses that he has never been in love?

4. How does Valentin react to Noemie the first time he sees her?

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

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