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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, A Mystery to Himself.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Jacques walk to school with?
(a) His neighbor.
(b) His mother.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His teacher.

2. What happened when Jacques told his mother and grandmother that he had a chance at getting a higher education?
(a) They laughed at him.
(b) They took him out to dinner.
(c) They said he had to work.
(d) They hugged him.

3. What was the mattress in the new house like?
(a) It was brand new.
(b) It smelled like damp hair.
(c) It was very comfortable.
(d) It was filthy and covered with mold.

4. What did people think about Ernest?
(a) He was stupid.
(b) He was good-natured and generous.
(c) He was a recluse.
(d) He was mean.

5. What was the population like around their new home?
(a) It was a friendly neighborhood where families stayed outside in the evenings to talk.
(b) There weren't many people.
(c) It was a city.
(d) There were a few people, but the people shunned them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Josephin work?

2. Why was M. Bernard's class so interesting for the children?

3. Where did the traveler walk to when he left his hotel?

4. What part of the cemetery did the traveler specifically go to?

5. How did the husband respond to the wife?

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