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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. With whom does Newman go to the opera?

2. How does Newman learn that Urbain and Madame de Bellegarde are returning to Paris to support Claire's decision to become a nun?

3. What two people does Newman find talking with Lord Deepmere the night of his engagement party?

4. Who insists that Newman be allowed in visit the injured Valentin?

5. Who is Newman's least favorite person of the Bellegarde family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Newman's opinion of Urbain?

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

3. What does Mrs. Tristam have to say about Claire and Newman's broken engagement?

4. What does Mrs. Bread report the Bellegardes marriage was like?

5. How did Mrs. Bread get connected to the Bellegarde familiy?

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

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

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

9. What does Urbain's wife ask Newman to do during the opera?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify what you think is the tone for "The American" and discuss 3 literary devices that James uses to create this tone.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Newman and Valentin. How are they alike? How are they similar? Make sure to use direct quotations from the text to support your paper.

Essay Topic 3

In a well-written essay, discuss what function Mrs. Tristam mother serves in the novel.

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