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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 reassures Newman that he is acting appropriately at his engagement party?

2. How does Madame de Bellegarde thank Mrs. Tristam for introducing Claire to Newman?

3. Once Newman and Claire are engaged, what warning does Mrs. Bread give Newman?

4. In Chapter XIII, what does Newman claim his feelings for Claire are?

5. Who does Valentin want to come visit him once he is injured from the duel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Claire plan to do now that she is no longer engaged to Newman?

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

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

5. What does Newman ask Mrs. Tristam about at the engagement party?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Choose at least one female character from "The American" and discuss at least 3 ways she goes against traditional gender stereotypes of someone like her.

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