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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the dinner in Chapter XII, what does Urbain talk about quite a bit?
(a) Ballet.
(b) America.
(c) Bull fighting.
(d) Fine art.

2. How much does Noemie tell Newman her first painting wlll cost to purchase?
(a) 20,000 francs.
(b) 2,000 francs.
(c) 200,000 francs.
(d) 2,000,000 francs.

3. 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) Kick him.
(d) Tell her mother how inappropriate he is being.

4. Who is Urbain?
(a) Mrs. Tristam's brother-in-law.
(b) Claire's second brother.
(c) Mrs. Tristam's nephew.
(d) A student of Claire's.

5. What does Noemie's father offer to teach Newman when they first meet?
(a) How to play badmitton.
(b) How to paint.
(c) How to play the stock market.
(d) French.

6. What is Claire de Bellegarde's history of marriage?
(a) She is a widow.
(b) She has never been engaged or married.
(c) She is still married, but a divorce is inevitable.
(d) She has been engaged three times but never married.

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

8. Who officially introduces Newman and Claire to each other?
(a) A match-making service.
(b) Mrs. Tristam.
(c) Tristam.
(d) No one; they end up meeting on their own anyway.

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

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

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

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

13. What is Babcock's job?
(a) He is a tennis player.
(b) He is a Unitarian minister.
(c) He is a businessman.
(d) He is an artist.

14. How is Newman informed that he has been accepted by the Bellegardes family as Claire's suitor?
(a) Very formally in the smoking room.
(b) They never actually tell him this.
(c) He is never formally accepted.
(d) Through a letter sent in secret.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Valentin confess asked him to come visit Newman in his home?

3. What does Valentin warn Newman about during his visit to Newman's new home?

4. How does Claire feel about marriage?

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

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