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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 arranges for Newman to speak again with Urbain and Madame de Bellegarde after he sees them at Claire's chapel?
2. Which of Claire's family members want to talk to Newman at Claire's convent?
3. What is known about the man Noemie has been seen with?
4. What two people does Newman find talking with Lord Deepmere the night of his engagement party?
5. Who helps to arrange the duel?
Short Essay Questions
1. What promise to Mrs. Bread does Newman fulfill in Chapter 23?
2. What does Claire plan to do now that she is no longer engaged to Newman?
3. What did Madame de Bellegarde once accuse Mrs. Bread of?
4. How did Mrs. Bread get connected to the Bellegarde familiy?
5. What does Mrs. Tristam have to say about Claire and Newman's broken engagement?
6. What does Urbain's wife ask Newman to do during the opera?
7. Why does Mrs. Tristam arrange for Newman to see Claire in her convent?
8. What does Mrs. Bread report the Bellegardes marriage was like?
9. What does Urbain request of Newman when he comes and confesses that his father was in fact murdered?
10. What is Newman's opinion of Urbain?
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
Write a well-reasoned argument discussing whether or not Newman is a good role model for young, male readers.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss at least 3 literary devices James uses within the first 3 chapters to help the reader better understand Newman as both a character and the protagonist. Make sure to use examples and/or quotations from the text to support your thesis.
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