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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jacques ask Veillard about?

2. What did the hens start to do when Jacques came near?

3. What was Jacques' punishment for the fight he was in?

4. What did Jacques learn about his father from Veillard?

5. Where did Veillard's ancestors come from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe how Lucie reacts to the task and how it makes Jacques feel.

3. What does Jacques realize about his father?

4. Describe the grandmother's response to his task, and how Jacques feels about it.

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

6. Describe what happens when Jacques needs a permission slip signed.

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

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

9. Why did Jacques like M. Bernard so much?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain what happened when Jacques has a coin. What does he do with it? What does he tell his grandmother about it? How does she react, and what does he learn from the experience.

Essay Topic 2

Ernest made a big impact on Jacques' life. Explain his role in young Jacques' developmental years. Cite some examples of Ernest's caring.

Essay Topic 3

Describe how Henri felt about fighting and warfare. What did Jacques learn about his father from the war stories told to him by his teacher?

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