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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What piece of possible evidence does Mrs. Bread have about how Claire's father died?
(a) A note.
(b) A sample of the poison.
(c) A bloody dagger.
(d) A picture.

2. What does Urbain make sure to do at the engagement party?
(a) Drink a lot.
(b) Make sure Claire never gets the chance to speak.
(c) Introduce Newman to all the important people.
(d) Make fun of Newman behind his back.

3. Whom does Newman first tell that he knows of the family secret?
(a) Nioche.
(b) Mrs. Tristam.
(c) Noemie.
(d) Urbain.

4. Whom does Valentin tell Newman he wants to come visit him?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) Claire.
(c) His mother.
(d) Urbain.

5. Where does Valentin's burial take place?
(a) Fleurieres.
(b) Paris.
(c) Madrid.
(d) London.

6. What threat does Newman make about telling the family secret?
(a) He loves Claire too much to tell anyone else.
(b) He has already told the police.
(c) He has already told a reporter.
(d) He will tell everyone if he cannot marry Claire.

7. What role does Claire have in the church services at her convent?
(a) She leads the service.
(b) She passes around the collection plate.
(c) She cleans the pews.
(d) She is in the choir.

8. Why do doctors refuse to let Newman see Valentin for a while?
(a) They aren't sure what their relationship is.
(b) They claim Newman excites him.
(c) They are worried Newman might give him his cold.
(d) They have strict orders from the Bellegarde family.

9. Who arranges for Newman to speak again with Urbain and Madame de Bellegarde after he sees them at Claire's chapel?
(a) Mrs. Tristam.
(b) Mrs. Urbain.
(c) Newman.
(d) Both Newman and Mrs. Urbain.

10. How does Claire feel about the duel?
(a) She finds it funny.
(b) She is very nervous.
(c) She makes sure a reporter is there to record everything.
(d) She plans on bringing a picnic lunch to watch.

11. What does Newman suggest to Valentin as a way for him to clear his head of Noemie?
(a) To go to America and get a job in a bank.
(b) To start dating someone else.
(c) To take a vacation.
(d) All of these answers are correct.

12. What does Mrs. Bread report Claire's family did to ruin Claire's relationship with Newman?
(a) The relationship fell apart on its own.
(b) Told her she was too ugly for him.
(c) Told her he was having an affair.
(d) Made her feel wicked.

13. What surprises Valentin about the invitation his family sends out for Newman and Claire's engagement party?
(a) It isn't on their usual stationery.
(b) It doesn't have the family crest on it.
(c) It doesn't mention that an American will be there as the entertainment.
(d) It leaves off Newman's full name.

14. Which of Claire's family members want to talk to Newman at Claire's convent?
(a) Urbain's wife and daughter.
(b) Madame de Bellegarde.
(c) Clarie's daughter.
(d) None of them.

15. Where does Newman find Noemie and her dad after she has disappeared?
(a) An open air market.
(b) The Occidental Club.
(c) The Louvre.
(d) The Cafe de la Patrie.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter XIII, what does Newman claim his feelings for Claire are?

2. Once Newman and Claire are engaged, what warning does Mrs. Bread give Newman?

3. What two people does Newman find talking with Lord Deepmere the night of his engagement party?

4. Who does Valentin suspect is involved in his father's death?

5. What members of her family has Claire refused to see?

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