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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. What does Urbain make sure to do at the engagement party?

2. Who is Mrs. Bread?

3. What does the injured Valentin think of Claire's feelings on the broken engagement?

4. Who insists that Newman be allowed in visit the injured Valentin?

5. What does Newman suggest to Valentin as a way for him to clear his head of Noemie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Tristam have to say about Claire and Newman's broken engagement?

2. What does Noemie tell Newman when he confronts her and her father at the Cafe de le Patrie?

3. What does Urbain confirm about his father's murder to Newman?

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

5. What does Claire say to Newman when they finally speak after their engagement is called off?

6. What does Newman first tell the injured Valentin about Claire?

7. What is Newman's opinion of Urbain?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss at least 3 ways the novel would change if it were written from the perspective of Claire. Include in your discussion at least 3 literary devices James could use while writing from these different perspectives.

Essay Topic 2

Describe at least 4 features of Claire's mother and how those features fulfill the traditional, literary requirements of a villain.

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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