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

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

3. What specific piece of information does Newman give Claire's mother the first time they are alone together?
(a) He received a large inheritance.
(b) He is a descendant of English nobility.
(c) How much money he has made.
(d) He has no money whatsoever.

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

5. What does Noemie do for a living?
(a) Paints scenes from famous events in history.
(b) Paints portraits of people she sees on the streets.
(c) Paints landscapes from famous parts of Europe.
(d) Paints replicas of paintings in the Louvre.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Newman give for why he has never been married?

2. How does Newman feel about the idea that he isn't good enough to marry Claire?

3. What are Valentin, Claire, and Newman sitting in front of the first time Newman pays Claire a visit?

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

5. Why does Nioche seek out Newman when he returns to Paris?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the women doing in the Louvre that Newman finds so interesting?

3. After Newman pays several visits to Claire, what does he come to enjoy about her?

4. What causes Claire to shift from threatening to banish Newman if he talked about marriage again to making him wait 6 months instead?

5. What actions did Valentin's family take out of fear that he would ruin the family's good name?

6. As their friendship starts to form, what do Mrs. Tristam and Newman offer each other?

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

8. How does Nioche find a solution for the lack of dowry money he has for his daughter?

9. What is Newman interested in when it comes to a potential spouse for himself?

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

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