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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 promise Mrs. Bread if he marries Claire?

2. How does Noemie feel about the duel?

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

4. What does the injured Valentin think of Claire's feelings on the broken engagement?

5. Newman threatens to tell the Bellegarde's family secret to ___________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why it was necessary for Valentin to die in "The American." Make sure to discuss how he dies, what effect his death has on the text in general and on Newman in particular, and why those consequences were necessary for the story.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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