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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Histoire Prodigieuse, Histoire Tragique.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children did Arnaud and Betrande produce?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

2. The real Martin finally returns to Artigat. How many years had he been gone?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Five.
(c) Nine.
(d) Eight.

3. Who decided to interrogate the impostor after Martin arrived?
(a) Arnaud du Tilh.
(b) President de Mansencal.
(c) Guillaume Le Sueur.
(d) Jean de Coras.

4. Why did Bertrande and the impostor stay at the inn instead of going home right away?
(a) Bertrande was too overwhelmed to travel.
(b) To get their stories straight.
(c) Pierre wanted to fix up their house before they returned.
(d) To get to know one another "again."

5. What was the impostor's defense in the second trial?
(a) That he, the impostor, was crazy.
(b) That he, the impostor, had amnesia.
(c) That Pierre was crazy.
(d) That Pierre was lying because Pierre hated him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why couldn't Bertrande end her marriage and remarry?

2. Why does the author suspect Martin showed up at the courthouse?

3. Why did the judge arrange a new place for Bertrande to live?

4. Why couldn't Martin and his wife conceive a baby?

5. How was Bertrande's life affected by Martin's disappearance and the scandal?

(see the answer key)

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