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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 the Bellegarde family welcome him when he tells them that he and Claire are engaged?
(a) No one talks to him for weeks.
(b) With open, loving arms.
(c) Coldly.
(d) They kick him out of their house.

2. What does Newman ask Valentin to do while they are at the opera?
(a) Forget Noemie.
(b) Get him another glass of wine.
(c) Stop talking during the show.
(d) Stop looking so much through his binoculars.

3. How does Valentin suspect his father died?
(a) By suicide.
(b) By foul play.
(c) By accident.
(d) By natural causes.

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

5. Who wants Newman to take her to the Bal Bullier?
(a) Noemie.
(b) Claire.
(c) Urbain's wife.
(d) Mrs. Tristam.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Bread report Claire's family did to ruin Claire's relationship with Newman?

2. Against whom does Mrs. Bread confess to having a grudge?

3. Who does Valentin think knows what really happened with his father's death?

4. How does Madame de Bellegarde thank Mrs. Tristam for introducing Claire to Newman?

5. What advice does Newman give Lord Deepmere on the night of his engagement party?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Madame de Bellegarde once accuse Mrs. Bread of?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is Newman's opinion of Urbain?

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

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