The American Quizzes

The American Quiz 1

By Danielle Barkley · Edited by Neal Adolph Akatsuka · Last reviewed August 25, 2016

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

The Vatican Museum

The National Gallery

The Met

The Louvre
2 Why is Christopher suffering when he notices the young woman in the opening scene?

He is sick to his stomach.

His feet hurt.

He has a toothache.

He has a headache.
3 What does Christopher offer to the young woman?

To buy her copy of the painting

To teach her to speak English

To give her art lessons

To marry her
4 What male relative does Noemie introduce Christopher to?

Her brother

Her cousin

Her husband

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

21

40

25

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

The Palais Royal

Notre Dame Cathedral

The Moulin Rouge

The Eiffel Tower
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?

21

25

16

18
9 How old is Claire when she is introduced to Christopher?

42

30

37

25
10 How many sisters does Christopher have?

4

2

None

1
11 What is the nationality of old Madame Bellegarde?

Italian

French

Spanish

English
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

Pierre and Francois

Urbain and Valentin

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 Paradis

Rue de Saint Sauveur
15 Where does Christopher send telegrams announcing his impending marriage?

New York, London, and Madrid

New York, London, and Tokyo

Lyons, Nice, and Bristol

New York, St Louis, and San Francisco
16 Where does Christopher follow Monsieur Nioche to after the disappearance of his daughter?

Cafe de la Patrie

The Louvre

A small neighbourhood church

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

Lord Finchlea

Lord Forster

Lord Deepmere

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

Gold

Crimson

Blue

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

Don Giovanni

The Marriage of Figaro

Tosca

La Traviata
20 How does young Madame Bellegarde want Christopher to help her?

To arrange for her to travel to America

To arrange for her to meet her lover in secret

To arrange for her to divorce her husband

To arrange for her to attend the Bal Bullier
21 Who is the man Valentin has to fight in a duel over Noemie?

John Collins

Diego san Moreno

Pieter van Eyck

Stanislas Knapp
22 What is the name of the country home owned by the Bellegarde family?

Fleurieres

Cinquevents

Flamande

Vieuxmont
23 What is the city located nearest to the country home?

Toulouse

Calais

Poitiers

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

They worry that Newman is secretly homosexual.

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

Berlin

Geneva

Basel

Algiers