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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jacques tell Malan he's willing to give him?
(a) Everything he has.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Money for a train ride.
(d) Rent money.

2. Where was Henri's family from?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) Spain.
(d) Algeria.

3. What year did Lucie say she was born?
(a) She didn't know when she was born.
(b) 1885.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1892.

4. What token did Lucie receive from the war?
(a) A shell fragment from her husband's skull.
(b) Her husband's uniform.
(c) Her husband's boots.
(d) A medal.

5. What did Lucie think about movies?
(a) The theater wasn't a treat for her.
(b) She felt that the theater was too crowded.
(c) She appreciated her escape from reality.
(d) She wanted to be a movie star.

6. How long had Malan and Jacques been friends?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 40 years.

7. According to Jacques' grandmother, what illness did Lucie have when she was young?
(a) The flu.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Chicken pox.
(d) Typhoid.

8. Who did the Arab go to find?
(a) A doctor.
(b) His daughter-in-law.
(c) His wife.
(d) His sister.

9. What was Jacques' job at the theater?
(a) He was in charge of telling the family when the film was about to begin.
(b) He ran and got the snacks for his family.
(c) He read the captions to his grandmother.
(d) He helped seat everyone.

10. How does Malan feel about Jacques finding out more about his father?
(a) He think the idea is funny.
(b) He doesn't understand why he would want to.
(c) He thinks it's a great idea.
(d) He doesn't think it's wise.

11. What did the house look like when the husband and doctor arrived?
(a) It was empty.
(b) It looked disorderly.
(c) It was full of organized birthing activity.
(d) The fire had gone out, and looked stark.

12. What game was Pierre good at?
(a) Poor man's basketball.
(b) Poor man's tennis.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Stickball.

13. How did the wife respond to her pain.
(a) She screamed.
(b) She tried not to show it.
(c) She wouldn't stop complaining.
(d) She ignored it.

14. What does Jacques think about Henri's early death?
(a) He thinks it's tragic.
(b) He thinks he was spared suffering.
(c) He thinks that's what one deserves when he goes off to war.
(d) He is sad when thinking about the joys in life that Henri missed.

15. What did the children do in their meeting place?
(a) They shared candy and made forts.
(b) They made plans for mischief.
(c) They created gaming strategies.
(d) They talked about their future.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why didn't Jacques' grandmother want him to play soccer?

2. What sound did Jacques hear before he left the graveyard?

3. Whose grave was the traveler looking for?

4. How did Jacques' grandmother respond to his escapades?

5. What year did the husband and wife move from Algiers?

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