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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Charles Langelet offer to do for the young couple?
(a) Give them a ride to Paris.
(b) Watch their car while they sleep in the grass.
(c) Take a picture of them.
(d) Sell them nice things for their wedding.

2. Where is the elder Monsieur Pericand taken when he is found after the Pericands flee the burning village?
(a) The train station.
(b) The home of an old widow.
(c) A church.
(d) A nursing home.

3. What thoughts are bothering Jean-Marie Michaud?
(a) Lack of knowledge of his parents' safety.
(b) That he is in the middle of nowhere.
(c) Childhood memories.
(d) Memories of the recent past.

4. What is the profession of Gabriel Corte?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Writing.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Business.

5. Who will evacuate the children of the Children's Home in place of the director?
(a) Charles Langelet.
(b) Philippe Pericand.
(c) Charlotte Pericand.
(d) Gabriel Corte.

6. In Chapter 16, where have the Pericand family found a place to sleep?
(a) In a large room in a house owned by two elderly women.
(b) In the vestibule of the train station.
(c) In the parlor of a house owned by a wealthy businessman.
(d) In a small hotel on the outskirts of Tours.

7. During their walk on the footpath in the woods, what does one of the boys do that disturbs Father Philippe?
(a) Kills a lizard.
(b) Picks a fight with another boy.
(c) Calls Father Philippe a name.
(d) Tramples some flowers.

8. In Chapter 2, what does the father tell the mother that the family must do?
(a) The family must board up their home and hide inside.
(b) The family must provide lodging for refugees.
(c) The family must leave their home for safety.
(d) The family must fly to England.

9. What couple is introduced in Chapter 5?
(a) The Michauds.
(b) The Johnsons.
(c) The Angelliers.
(d) The Langelets.

10. What happens while the Michauds are waiting to take a train to Tours?
(a) The train station is bombed.
(b) Jeanne Michaud becomes very ill.
(c) They find their son among the wounded soldiers.
(d) They are told they can return to Paris.

11. What does Gabriel Corte have a sudden urgent desire to do when the refugees are caught in the crossfire between the French and Germans?
(a) To save Florence's life.
(b) To join the French in the fight.
(c) To help the wounded refugees.
(d) To run away by himself.

12. What does the hotel room that Gabriel Corte refuses to take look out on?
(a) A church.
(b) A petrol depot.
(c) The highway.
(d) A school.

13. What does Charles Langelet notice about the young man he meets?
(a) He has a deformed arm.
(b) He is suspicious.
(c) He has a broken leg.
(d) He is wearing expensive clothing.

14. What character is introduced in Chapter 13?
(a) Bruno von Falk.
(b) Lucile Angellier.
(c) Jean Marie Michaud.
(d) Benoit Sabarie.

15. What does a thief steal from Gabriel and Florence?
(a) Florence's necklace.
(b) Gabriel's manuscript.
(c) A food basket.
(d) Their car.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what are the family and the servants listening to on the radio?

2. What makes Hortense cry with pain in her heart?

3. Who is occupying the Michauds' seats when they reach the car they are to travel to Tours in?

4. How is Charles Langelet "scandalized" in Chapter 22?

5. What is item is NOT included in the Pericands' packed car in Chapter 6?

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