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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, The Son or The First Man, The Chicken Coop and Cutting the Hen's Throat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jacques ask Veillard about?
(a) His father.
(b) Religion
(c) Farming.
(d) Education.

2. Why was it difficult for Catherine to understand the films?
(a) She was illiterate.
(b) She was distracted by the children around her.
(c) She couldn't hear.
(d) The actor's vocabulary was too advanced for her.

3. How old is Malan?
(a) 55.
(b) 65.
(c) 40.
(d) 50.

4. What did Jacques realize about his grandmother?
(a) She loved him.
(b) She resented his presence in her life.
(c) It was painful for her to be with him since he was so similar to his father.
(d) She thought he was a nuisance.

5. How did the husband respond when the doctor asked if he had other children?
(a) He started crying.
(b) He said he had a four-year-old boy in Algiers with his mother-in-law.
(c) He asked why the doctor needed to know.
(d) He said he had no other children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Jacques and Pierre have to leave their neighborhood on a daily basis?

2. What was the relationship like between Ernest and Jacques?

3. How were Jacques and his father similar?

4. What would Jacques tell his family about the lycee during dinner?

5. What did Malan look like?

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