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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Newman think Claire's family should have to do when it comes to proving Newman's nobility?

2. What does Urbain tell Newman the family still needs to come to terms with?

3. Where does Tristam want Newman to go so they can play poker together?

4. Where does Newman unexpectedly run into Valentin?

5. When Newman and Claire's mother are left alone for the first time, what does Newman tell her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Tristam tell Newman Claire's family wants for her?

2. Why does Nioche offer to teach Newman French for free?

3. How does Noemie react to the paintings Newman wants her to paint for him?

4. At the end of Chapter V, what amusing point does Newman make about other people's comments on his moral standards?

5. Why is Valentin considered upstanding and noble?

6. What does Newman tell Tristam his reason is for being in Paris?

7. Why does Noemie tell her father to offer to teach Newman French?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast 2 female characters of your choosing from the "The American," making sure to use direct evidence and examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast two marriages in the novel, making sure to use direct evidence from the text in your paper.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss at least 4 ways "The American" would be different if the protagonist were female.

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