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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. Who was the old man with the canary that Jacques went to visit?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His best friend from childhood.
(c) His old boss.
(d) His former 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 hugged him.
(c) They took him out to dinner.
(d) They said he had to work.

3. What religious education did Jacques have to go through?
(a) Classes for Arabic.
(b) Classes for his first communion.
(c) Classes for his baptism.
(d) Sunday school.

4. What was Josephin's relationship to Ernest?
(a) They were best friends.
(b) They were enemies.
(c) They were brothers.
(d) Ernest was Josephin's father.

5. Who else understands their instinctive bond to the area?
(a) The Arabs.
(b) The French.
(c) Nobody else.
(d) The missionaries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What element of nature did Jacques truly appreciate?

2. Why did Jacques and Pierre have to leave their neighborhood on a daily basis?

3. How did Jacques feel when he got into the school of higher education?

4. Why did the Cormerys show up early for the awards ceremony?

5. What type of relationship did students have with teachers at the lycee?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jacques do on Thursdays?

2. What does Jacques realize about his father?

3. What did Jacques feel about Ernest?

4. What was Ernest's relationship like with his sister?

5. Why does Jacques go to Jacques, and what does he find?

6. Why is Jacques sent out to get a hen?

7. What were the Arabs in the area like?

8. How does Jacques feel about his summer work?

9. Explain what the lycee is and why it was a privilege to go there.

10. How did Jacques and Pierre feel about school in general?

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