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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. How did the man travel?
(a) First Class.
(b) Third Class.
(c) Alone.
(d) Second Class.

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

3. What part of the cemetery did the traveler specifically go to?
(a) The section for the unsaved souls.
(b) The section for the elitists.
(c) The section for the homeless.
(d) The section for those who died in the war or 1914.

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

5. Why does Jacques say he's different around Malan?
(a) He loves Malan.
(b) Malan has a way of making him feel stupid.
(c) Malan commands respect.
(d) Malan has a way of making him feel smarter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jacques like about Malan?

2. What message did he give Jacques?

3. Why did he like his small town?

4. What did Lucie do with the letter announcing her husband's death?

5. Who was the traveler?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was making Lucie anxious when he visited her?

3. How did Lucie feel about the war her husband died in?

4. Who did Jacques live with in Algiers? What was their neighborhood like?

5. What did Jacques lie to his grandmother about, and what did he learn from the experience?

6. Why did Henri and Lucie leave Algiers?

7. What did the way Jacques demonstrate about his personality?

8. Why was soccer an issue in the household?

9. What did Jacques remember about going to the theater with the family?

10. What kind of town did Victor Malan live in?

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