The American Quizzes

The American Quiz 1

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

The Met

The Louvre

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

His feet hurt.

He has a toothache.

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

To buy her copy of the painting

To marry her

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

Her father

Her husband

Her cousin
5 How old is Christopher when the novel begins?
40

25

21

36
6 Where do Christopher and Mr. Tristram go after running into each other?
The Palais Royal

The Moulin Rouge

The Eiffel Tower

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

Christopher's housekeeper

Christopher's sister

Mrs. Tristram
8 How old was Claire when she married her first husband?
18

25

21

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

37

25

30
10 How many sisters does Christopher have?
None

4

2

1
11 What is the nationality of old Madame Bellegarde?
English

French

Spanish

Italian
12 Why did Mrs. Bread originally come to France?
She came with her husband, who was a soldier.

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

She inherited an estate from a distant relative.

She had to run away after committing a crime.
13 What are the names of Madame de Cintre's two brothers?
Valentin and Julien

Urbain and Sebastean

Urbain and Valentin

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

Rue de l'Universite

Rue de Paradis

Rue de Saint Sauveur
15 Where does Christopher send telegrams announcing his impending marriage?
New York, St Louis, and San Francisco

New York, London, and Madrid

New York, London, and Tokyo

Lyons, Nice, and Bristol
16 Where does Christopher follow Monsieur Nioche to after the disappearance of his daughter?
The Louvre

Cafe de la Paix

A small neighbourhood church

Cafe de la Patrie
17 What is the name of the English relation who spends time with the Bellegarde family?
Lord Forster

Lord Finchlea

Lord Deepmere

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

Black

Crimson

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

The Marriage of Figaro

La Traviata

Don Giovanni
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?
Stanislas Knapp

Diego san Moreno

Pieter van Eyck

John Collins
22 What is the name of the country home owned by the Bellegarde family?
Cinquevents

Vieuxmont

Flamande

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

Poitiers

Lyons

Calais
24 What reasons does Mrs. Tristram suggest for why the Bellegarde family has called off the marriage?
They worry that Newman is secretly homosexual.

They want Claire to become a nun.

They know that Claire is unable to have children, and do not want Christopher to be disappointed.

They want Claire to marry someone else, and dislike that Newman is a self-made man.
25 Where does Christopher travel after receiving word that Valentin is injured?
Algiers

Geneva

Basel

Berlin