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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. Against whom does Mrs. Bread confess to having a grudge?
(a) Madame de Bellegarde.
(b) Claire.
(c) Mrs. Tristam.
(d) Noemie.

2. What makes Mrs. Bread decide to tell what he knows about how Claire's father died?
(a) Claire's pleas.
(b) Newman's own mournful face.
(c) The guilt she's carried for many years.
(d) The fact that her doing so was Valentin's dying wish.

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

4. Where does Mrs. Bread move after she confesses to Newman about the Bellegarde family secret?
(a) Into her own apartment.
(b) Into the convent with Claire.
(c) Into the Nioche home.
(d) Into Newman's home in Paris.

5. What role does Claire have in the church services at her convent?
(a) She is in the choir.
(b) She cleans the pews.
(c) She passes around the collection plate.
(d) She leads the service.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Valentin suspect his father died?

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

3. Who does Valentin suspect is involved in his father's death?

4. Who confirms to Newman that Claire's father was murdered?

5. How does Newman find out that Valentin has been injured in the duel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Tristam arrange for Newman to see Claire in her convent?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Urbain request of Newman when he comes and confesses that his father was in fact murdered?

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

10. What does Valentin report to Newman has been happening between Noemie and her mysterious friend during the opera?

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