The American Quizzes

The American Quiz 1

1 What museum is Christopher visiting in the novel's opening scene?
The Met

The National Gallery

The Vatican Museum

The Louvre
2 Why is Christopher suffering when he notices the young woman in the opening scene?
He has a toothache.

His feet hurt.

He has a headache.

He is sick to his stomach.
3 What does Christopher offer to the young woman?
To marry her

To buy her copy of the painting

To give her art lessons

To teach her to speak English
4 What male relative does Noemie introduce Christopher to?
Her cousin

Her husband

Her brother

Her father
5 How old is Christopher when the novel begins?
36

21

40

25
6 Where do Christopher and Mr. Tristram go after running into each other?
The Eiffel Tower

The Palais Royal

The Moulin Rouge

Notre Dame Cathedral
7 Who is it who offers to try and find Christopher a wife?
Mrs. Tristram

Christopher's housekeeper

Noemie

Christopher's sister
8 How old was Claire when she married her first husband?
25

21

18

16
9 How old is Claire when she is introduced to Christopher?
42

30

25

37
10 How many sisters does Christopher have?
None

1

2

4
11 What is the nationality of old Madame Bellegarde?
Spanish

Italian

French

English
12 Why did Mrs. Bread originally come to France?
She inherited an estate from a distant relative.

She had to run away after committing a crime.

She was Madame de Bellegarde's maid before her marriage.

She came with her husband, who was a soldier.
13 What are the names of Madame de Cintre's two brothers?
Urbain and Valentin

Valentin and Julien

Pierre and Francois

Urbain and Sebastean
14 What is the name of the street on which the Bellegarde family lives?
Rue de L'Eglise

Rue de l'Universite

Rue de Saint Sauveur

Rue de Paradis
15 Where does Christopher send telegrams announcing his impending marriage?
Lyons, Nice, and Bristol

New York, London, and Tokyo

New York, St Louis, and San Francisco

New York, London, and Madrid
16 Where does Christopher follow Monsieur Nioche to after the disappearance of his daughter?
Cafe de la Patrie

Cafe de la Paix

A small neighbourhood church

The Louvre
17 What is the name of the English relation who spends time with the Bellegarde family?
Lord Winslow

Lord Deepmere

Lord Finchlea

Lord Forster
18 What colour is the dress young Madame Bellegarde wears to the ball thrown by the Bellegarde family?
Gold

Black

Blue

Crimson
19 What opera is Christopher watching when he runs into Valentin and Noemie Nioche?
Tosca

La Traviata

Don Giovanni

The Marriage of Figaro
20 How does young Madame Bellegarde want Christopher to help her?
To arrange for her to travel to America

To arrange for her to attend the Bal Bullier

To arrange for her to divorce her husband

To arrange for her to meet her lover in secret
21 Who is the man Valentin has to fight in a duel over Noemie?
John Collins

Pieter van Eyck

Stanislas Knapp

Diego san Moreno
22 What is the name of the country home owned by the Bellegarde family?
Cinquevents

Fleurieres

Vieuxmont

Flamande
23 What is the city located nearest to the country home?
Toulouse

Poitiers

Calais

Lyons
24 What reasons does Mrs. Tristram suggest for why the Bellegarde family has called off the marriage?
They know that Claire is unable to have children, and do not want Christopher to be disappointed.

They worry that Newman is secretly homosexual.

They want Claire to marry someone else, and dislike that Newman is a self-made man.

They want Claire to become a nun.
25 Where does Christopher travel after receiving word that Valentin is injured?
Algiers

Berlin

Geneva

Basel