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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Valentin is talking with Newman in his new apartment, what job does Valentin currently have?
(a) None.
(b) He works as a painter.
(c) He is a wine maker.
(d) He works as a businessman.

2. What does Claire threaten to do if Newman brings up the topic of marriage again?
(a) Call for her bodyguards.
(b) Make him leave.
(c) Tell her mother how inappropriate he is being.
(d) Kick him.

3. How long do Babcock and Newman travel together for before they part ways?
(a) Only a few days.
(b) Several weeks.
(c) One full month.
(d) Only a day or so.

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

5. 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) Everything he can to keep them apart.
(d) Help him learn French faster.

6. Why does Claire claim she is agreeing to see Newman in Chapter IX?
(a) She promised her brother she would.
(b) She is deeply in love with him.
(c) She likes to bully him around.
(d) She wants to make her mom angry.

7. When Newman and Claire's mother are left alone for the first time, what does Newman tell her?
(a) He hopes she can get some medical care soon.
(b) He hopes to marry her daughter one day.
(c) She is mean and cruel.
(d) She is stunningly beautiful.

8. What promise did Claire make to her family in order to make peace with everyone?
(a) She would go to church every week.
(b) She would stop her sinful ways.
(c) She would never go out in public again.
(d) She would agree to everything her mother wished for 10 years.

9. What does Mrs. Tristam accuse Newman of when he confesses that he has never been in love?
(a) He is very lucky.
(b) He is a barbarian.
(c) He is lying to her.
(d) He is in love now.

10. How does Claire react to Newman's first visit when he comes to see her?
(a) She invites him back.
(b) She agrees to meet him at a market later that afternoon.
(c) She agrees to meet him in secret later.
(d) She tells her brother to never bring anyone to the house again.

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

12. How does Valentin describe Claire to Newman?
(a) Good.
(b) Kind.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) Intelligent.

13. What are Valentin, Claire, and Newman sitting in front of the first time Newman pays Claire a visit?
(a) A very large mirror.
(b) A nice fireplace.
(c) A beautiful window overlooking a lake.
(d) A freaky statue of a dog.

14. What does Urbain tell Newman the family still needs to come to terms with?
(a) The fact that Newman is from Brazil.
(b) The fact that Newman is a businessman.
(c) The fact that Newman is so much older than Claire.
(d) The fact that Newman is not good at French.

15. Which child did Claire's family think would ruin the family's good name?
(a) Newman.
(b) Claire.
(c) Robert.
(d) Valentin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Newman informed that he has been accepted by the Bellegardes family as Claire's suitor?

2. What hotel is Newman staying in when he meets Tristam?

3. Where does Tristam want Newman to go so they can play poker together?

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

5. What relationship did Tristam and Newman have prior to meeting again in the story?

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