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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 met the impostor first?
(a) Bertrande.
(b) Martin's sisters.
(c) Pierre.
(d) Sanxi.

2. How old was Martin's wife believed to be at the time of marriage?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eight.
(d) Fourteen.

3. What example does the author give of other people who have taken a false identity?
(a) Kids in Halloween costumes.
(b) Actors in a play.
(c) House burgulars.
(d) Carnival participants.

4. What did Martin and his wife name their child?
(a) Bernarde.
(b) Arnaud.
(c) Sanxi.
(d) Pierre.

5. Who do Bertrande and Martin name their baby boy after?
(a) Bernarde's father.
(b) Martin's father.
(c) Martin's uncle.
(d) Martin.

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

3. What was the main reason suspected for Martin's sudden disappearance?

4. Why did Pierre originally become angry with Martin's impostor?

5. What year did the impostor make his entrance into Bertrande's life?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what specific similarities does the author point out about Martin and the impostor?

2. What ways does the author describe other cases of people taking a false identity?

3. Why do you think the DaGuerres shortened their name to Guerre?

4. Women in the 1500's lived a somewhat oppressed existence. They were not included in family or village decisions. Their importance was recognized in their ability to work the fields or do housework and raise children. List one way women are the same today and one way they are different.

5. In Chapter 3, the author wrote Bertrande was independent. List three examples that support this claim.

6. How did Martin's name possibly contribute to his decision to disappear?

7. How was the Guerre's home village of Hendaye and their new village, Artigat, the same?

8. How did Martin's years of impotence benefit Bertrande?

9. The impostor was methodical in his deception. He took about 3 years to research his role and then began planting information that Martin was back before he contacted Martin's family. Why do you think the impostor was so slow to implement his con?

10. Bertrande easily accepted the impostor as Martin. She is reported to have said "They passed the time like two married people." If she knew the impostor was a fake, why would she put up with him? Do you think it's possible Bertrande fell in love with the impostor?

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