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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Jacques' grandmother respond to his escapades?
(a) She wanted to join him next time.
(b) She laughed at them.
(c) She sent him to his room.
(d) She whipped him.

2. Why did Malan help Jacques at the beginning of their friendship?
(a) He felt that Jacques was gifted.
(b) He felt like a father to Jacques.
(c) He pitied Jacques.
(d) He felt like Jacques was his mirror image.

3. How did the man react to those traveling near him?
(a) He pulled out a magazine and kept to himself.
(b) He tried to talk with everyone.
(c) He mentally made up stories about each one them.
(d) He stayed as far away from them as possible.

4. How did Jacques feel when the evening came?
(a) He wasn't ready to leave the grave.
(b) He knew that he would be back as soon as possible.
(c) He knew in his heart that he had to bring his mother there.
(d) He wanted to get as far away as possible.

5. How were Jacques and his father similar?
(a) They both were farmers.
(b) Jacques looked like his father.
(c) They were both soldiers.
(d) They both loved art.

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

7. Who had the most influence in Jacques' childhood?
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His grandmother.

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

9. What was the sea like?
(a) Treacherous yet warm.
(b) Gentle yet cold.
(c) Gentle and warm.
(d) Treacherous and cold.

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

11. What did Lucie do in the evenings when Etienne wasn't there?
(a) She knitted a blanket.
(b) She called her family members on the phone.
(c) She lies down doing nothing.
(d) She read.

12. How does Malan describe Jacques?
(a) Hard-working.
(b) Shy.
(c) Pushy.
(d) Arrogant.

13. Where did the husband go to find a doctor?
(a) He went to a neighbor.
(b) He didn't go anywhere since he knew there were no doctors around.
(c) He went to a neighboring tribe.
(d) He went to the village they passed on the way to their house.

14. What did the boys fill their pockets with?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Candy.
(c) Stones.
(d) Garbage.

15. What disability did Jacques's uncle have?
(a) He was blind.
(b) He was a mute.
(c) He was half mute.
(d) He was deaf.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Jacques' discovery about his father change his feelings toward him?

2. What happened when the husband knocked on the door at the doctor's house?

3. How did the man travel?

4. What token did Lucie receive from the war?

5. What did Malan think about marriage?

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