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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. What did the village shoemaker say about the impostor's feet?
(a) They were too small to be Martin's.
(b) They were too big to be Martin's.
(c) They had scars.
(d) They only had nine toes.

2. Who intervened when Martin got upset about the situation?
(a) Bertrande.
(b) Pierre.
(c) Sanxi.
(d) Judge Jean de Coras.

3. From whom did the most damning evidence against the impostor come?
(a) A soldier.
(b) Pierre.
(c) Bertrande.
(d) Sanxi.

4. Who may have helped Bertrande during the time she was alone?
(a) Pierre.
(b) Martin's sisters.
(c) Jean de Coras.
(d) Bertrande's mother.

5. In what way was the Guerre family's new village most like their old one?
(a) There were no jobs.
(b) The land was fertile.
(c) The leadership was weak.
(d) The village was very poor.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author speculates about where Martin could have gone when he disappeared. What does the author say was the most likely place Martin went to?

2. What story does the author say compares to "The Return of Martin Guerre?"

3. What was the title of the article Jean de Coras wrote about marriage?

4. What judge's writings were the basis for much of The Return of Martin Guerre?

5. Why does the author think the impostor was not in a hurry to return to home?

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