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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. What did Jacques have to give up to be friends with Georges?
(a) His love of reading.
(b) Saying dirty words.
(c) His sandwich at lunchtime.
(d) Eating meat.

2. What did Jacques see in his half-dream state?
(a) His father.
(b) His teacher.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) The guerillas.

3. Who was the old man with the canary that Jacques went to visit?
(a) His former teacher.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His best friend from childhood.
(d) His old boss.

4. What did the grandmother think of Lucie's haircut?
(a) She told Lucie she looked like a whore.
(b) She wanted to get her own hair cut like that, too.
(c) She loved it, but thought it was too modern for her taste.
(d) She didn't like it but accepted it.

5. What did Jacques consider his country?
(a) Spain.
(b) England.
(c) Algeria.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who else understands their instinctive bond to the area?

2. How did feel about getting a hen from the yard?

3. What did Jacques help Michel with?

4. How was the outside in comparison to the hallway?

5. What religious education did Jacques have to go through?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the French come to Algeria, and what did they find?

2. How did M. Bernard feel about the children of war victims?

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

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

5. What did Jacques feel about Ernest?

6. How does Jacques feel about his family coming to the awards ceremony?

7. What handicap did Ernest have, and how did it affect his life?

8. Why didn't Jacques' mother and grandmother want him to go to the lycee?

9. How does Jacques feel about his classmates?

10. What does Jacques feel as he goes down the hallway and outside?

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