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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. Who renews their friendship as a result of Newman and Claire's engagement?

2. Where does Valentin's burial take place?

3. Who wants Newman to take her to the Bal Bullier?

4. Who first meets Newman when he has come to speak with Claire's mother and brother, supposedly for the last time?

5. What piece of evidence does Newman show Urbain and his mother after they have all been to Claire's convent?

Short Essay Questions

1. What promise to Mrs. Bread does Newman fulfill in Chapter 23?

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

3. What does Noemie tell Newman when he confronts her and her father at the Cafe de le Patrie?

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

5. What does Valentin think happened surrounding the death of his father?

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

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

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

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

10. What is Newman's opinion of Urbain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a well-reasoned argument discussing whether or not Newman is a good role model for young, male readers.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze at least 3 literary techniques James uses to make one character of your choosing from "The American" very likable OR very unlikable to the reader.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze at least 3 different literary techniques James uses to create tension in "The American."

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