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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whom does Newman leave behind when he begins his formal tour of Europe?
(a) Everyone.
(b) Only Noemie.
(c) Only Nioche.
(d) Only Claire.

3. Who discourages the idea that Newman might like a tour of the house during his visit to see Claire?
(a) Newman.
(b) Claire.
(c) Mrs. Tristam.
(d) Valentin.

4. What does Newman think Claire's family should have to do when it comes to proving Newman's nobility?
(a) Prove that he is "not" noble.
(b) Make it clear that he's very rich, if not noble.
(c) Ignore the aspect of nobility.
(d) Take Newman's word for it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much is the final price of Noemie's painting when it is delivered?

2. How does Valentin describe Claire to Newman?

3. Who informs Newman that Noemie has left her father's home?

4. Whom does Newman allow to choose a new apartment for him?

5. In what magazine was "The American" originally published as a series?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Valentin, what attitude toward life does Claire have?

2. How does Noemie react to the paintings Newman wants her to paint for him?

3. What does Valentin think Noemie's absence from her father's house symbolizes?

4. What does Newman tell Tristam his reason is for being in Paris?

5. What reaction does Newman have to the offer to tour Claire's home during his first visit?

6. How does Claire's mother react when Newman tells her that he intends to marry Claire some day?

7. Why isn't Newman considered upstanding and noble in French culture?

8. How does Mrs. Tristam respond when she learns that Newman has never been married?

9. What does Valentin think about Noemie and her plans for the future when he first meets her?

10. At the end of Chapter V, what amusing point does Newman make about other people's comments on his moral standards?

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