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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. Why does Newman decide to try to talk to Claire's mother and brother one last time after the engagement is called off?
(a) To convince them to let him marry Claire.
(b) To ask them to give him a little money.
(c) To ask for the gifts back that he gave Claire.
(d) Just to get his frustration out.

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

3. Who does Valentin think knows what really happened with his father's death?
(a) Claire.
(b) Mrs. Bread.
(c) Newman himself.
(d) Mrs. Tristam.

4. Who tells Newman that Valentin will not survive his wounds?
(a) A doctor.
(b) No one; Newman can see it for himself.
(c) Someone in a dream.
(d) A friend of Valentin.

5. What does Newman ask when Mrs. Bread requests to know more about Valentin's last hours?
(a) She should never ask him again.
(b) To give him some time before he answers.
(c) She should ask Claire's mother instead.
(d) They meet in private later.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Newman find Noemie and her dad after she has disappeared?

2. How does the Bellegarde family welcome him when he tells them that he and Claire are engaged?

3. What surprises Valentin about the invitation his family sends out for Newman and Claire's engagement party?

4. What is known about the man Noemie has been seen with?

5. What makes Mrs. Bread decide to tell what he knows about how Claire's father died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Claire plan to do now that she is no longer engaged to Newman?

2. In Chapter XIII, what does Newman notably compare Claire's mother's personality to?

3. What is Newman's original plan in confronting Urbain and Madame de Bellegarde about the way Claire's father died?

4. What does Urbain confirm about his father's murder to Newman?

5. Once Valentin and Newman learn that Noemie has been spending her time with a mysterious man, what does Valentin think about the situation?

6. What threat does Newman end up making to Urbain about the information he has on the Bellegarde family?

7. What does Newman first tell the injured Valentin about Claire?

8. What does Claire say to Newman when they finally speak after their engagement is called off?

9. What does Claire tell Newman about the reason why the engagement has been called off?

10. What does Newman ask Mrs. Tristam about at the engagement party?

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