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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XIX and XX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Newman promise Mrs. Bread if he marries Claire?
(a) She can bet she'll be taken out of the will.
(b) She can forget about him.
(c) He'll prove her wrong.
(d) He'll take care of Mrs. Bread, too.

2. Once Newman and Claire are engaged, what warning does Mrs. Bread give Newman?
(a) He needs to lose a little weight before the ceremony.
(b) To get married as soon as possible.
(c) To have children as soon as possible.
(d) To never show his face at the Bellegarde home again.

3. Where does Newman learn that Valentin will not survive his wounds?
(a) In bed, while he is asleep.
(b) When he sees Valentin for himself.
(c) At the train station.
(d) By reading it in the paper.

4. What does Newman ask Valentin to help him do with Claire?
(a) Have her think well of him.
(b) Have her stop writing so many letters to him each day.
(c) Have her run away with him.
(d) Have her forget her promise to her mother.

5. At the end of Chapter VIII, what does Valentin agree to do for Newman?
(a) Everything he can to keep them apart.
(b) Help him learn French faster.
(c) Plead his case to Claire.
(d) Convince the newspapers to stop following him around so much.

Short Answer Questions

1. What indicates to the wounded Valentin that something is wrong with Newman?

2. Why do doctors refuse to let Newman see Valentin for a while?

3. Why did Valentin go to Rome when he was younger?

4. Why was Claire unable to inherit her husband's money?

5. What does Valentin comment on when he comes to visit Newman in his new home?

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