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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Lucie afraid?
(a) She had nightmares about her husband's death when she slept.
(b) Two bombs had exploded in her area that week.
(c) She was worried that she wouldn't have money to survive.
(d) She didn't want to die.

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

3. What happened when the husband knocked on the door at the doctor's house?
(a) Nothing. No one answered at first.
(b) The doctor came out, full of concern.
(c) They yelled at him to leave.
(d) People came scurrying out.

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

5. How did Jacques feel about siestas?
(a) He found them relaxing and pleasant.
(b) He looked forward to going to bed.
(c) He knew he needed them.
(d) He hated them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose grave was the traveler looking for?

2. How does Malan feel about Jacques finding out more about his father?

3. How would Jacques learn more about his father?

4. What did Jacques realize about his grandmother?

5. How did the husband respond to the wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jacques perceive the relationship between his mother and father?

2. Lucie lived in the same place where Jacques grew up. What was still the same about it, and what was different?

3. Why was soccer an issue in the household?

4. What were Jacques' friends like?

5. Why did Jacques feel indebted to Malan?

6. Why does Jacques get in trouble when he goes home, and what was his punishment? How does his mother react to the punishment?

7. What did Jacques realize about his father's age, and how did he react to this knowledge?

8. What memory of his father did Jacques receive from his grandmother?

9. Describe what happened as dusk fell at the graveyard.

10. How did the caretaker help Jacques?

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