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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. How does Valentin react to Noemie the first time he sees her?
(a) He thinks she is very smart but not very pretty.
(b) He is very taken with her.
(c) He thinks she is very pretty but not very smart.
(d) He finds her to be boring.

2. How does Claire feel about marriage?
(a) She thinks it is oppressive to women and won't do it on principle.
(b) She has vowed never to remarry.
(c) She thinks people should be able to have more than one spouse.
(d) She is eager to do so.

3. How does Mrs. Tristam think Claire's response to his marriage proposal should be interpreted?
(a) As a sign that he should stop talking to her.
(b) As a victory.
(c) As a humiliating defeat.
(d) As a sign that he needs to make more money before trying again.

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

5. What is Newman on the verge of doing when he spots Tom Tristam?
(a) Catching the last train out of town.
(b) Leaving Paris.
(c) Sitting down to eat.
(d) Buying another painting.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Valentin is talking with Newman in his new apartment, what job does Valentin currently have?

2. Which child did Claire's family think would ruin the family's good name?

3. How long does Newman wait to pay a visit to Claire after he has spoken to Valentin about his intentions with her?

4. What promise did Claire make to her family in order to make peace with everyone?

5. Where does Newman unexpectedly run into Valentin?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What impression does Newman get from Urbain during his dinner at the Bellegardes in Chapter XII?

3. While he is confessing his affections for her for the first time, what does Newman ask Claire to do in regard to her decision about him?

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

5. What does Newman think about the fact that he is the only dinner guest at the Bellegardes one evening?

6. How did her family feel about Claire's decision to give up her right to her husband's money?

7. Why does Newman not want to play poker with Tristam?

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

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

10. Why does Newman allow Tristam to choose a new apartment for him?

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