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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Valentin confess asked him to come visit Newman in his home?
(a) His mother.
(b) A police detective.
(c) Mrs. Tristam.
(d) His sister.

3. What relationship did Tristam and Newman have prior to meeting again in the story?
(a) They were lovers.
(b) They were teammates.
(c) The were colleagues.
(d) They were roommates.

4. What does Newman notice about Noemie when he comes to visit her with Valentin?
(a) She is only pretending to work.
(b) She has gained a bit of weight.
(c) She has become incredibly thin.
(d) She is more talented than other painters.

5. When Valentin is talking with Newman in his new apartment, what job does Valentin currently have?
(a) He works as a painter.
(b) None.
(c) He works as a businessman.
(d) He is a wine maker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mrs. Tristam tell Newman is persecuting Claire?

2. Where does Newman unexpectedly run into Valentin?

3. How does Mrs. Tristam think Claire's response to his marriage proposal should be interpreted?

4. What does Valentin warn Newman about during his visit to Newman's new home?

5. What makes Newman uncomfortable during a dinner in Chapter XII with the Bellegardes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Newman tell Tristam his reason is for being in Paris?

2. Why does Newman not want to play poker with Tristam?

3. Why isn't Newman considered upstanding and noble in French culture?

4. Why does Babcock decide to stop traveling with Newman?

5. After Newman pays several visits to Claire, what does he come to enjoy about her?

6. What are the women doing in the Louvre that Newman finds so interesting?

7. According to Valentin, what attitude toward life does Claire have?

8. Why does Nioche offer to teach Newman French for free?

9. How does Noemie react to the paintings Newman wants her to paint for him?

10. What does Valentin think about Noemie and her plans for the future when he first meets her?

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