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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. How does Newman find out that Valentin has been injured in the duel?
2. Who first meets Newman when he has come to speak with Claire's mother and brother, supposedly for the last time?
3. What two people does Newman find talking with Lord Deepmere the night of his engagement party?
4. Whom must Newman spend time with when he goes to visit Claire in her home?
5. How does Noemie feel about the duel?
Short Essay Questions
1. Once Valentin and Newman learn that Noemie has been spending her time with a mysterious man, what does Valentin think about the situation?
2. What threat does Newman end up making to Urbain about the information he has on the Bellegarde family?
3. What did Madame de Bellegarde once accuse Mrs. Bread of?
4. What does Urbain request of Newman when he comes and confesses that his father was in fact murdered?
5. What does Claire say to Newman when they finally speak after their engagement is called off?
6. What does Claire tell Newman about the reason why the engagement has been called off?
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 Newman first tell the injured Valentin about Claire?
10. What kind of story does a duchess tell about Newman at this engagement party?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe at least 3 things that James is able to do with the character of Newman because he is a man AND at least 3 things he is *not* able to do with Newman because he is a man.
Essay Topic 2
Describe at least four negative aspects of having a protagonist as good-natured as Newman. Make sure to use evidence from the novel to support your position.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast two marriages in the novel, making sure to use direct evidence from the text in your paper.
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