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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 fact leads the author to believe the impostor was after more than an inheritance?
2. What disease was Arnaud believed to be recovering from when he met Bertrande?
3. Sanxi and Pierre were good with numbers, but could not____________.
4. Why did Bertrande have to maintain she always believed the impostor was Martin?
5. Who may have helped Bertrande during the time she was alone?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why was France on the verge of a religious civil war?
2. Why is it symbolic that Martin loses his leg in war?
3. What did the impostor do that began to upset Pierre?
4. In Chapter 3, Bertrande described her life in thirds. What three titles did she give to each third?
5. How was the Guerre's home village of Hendaye and their new village, Artigat, the same?
6. What is meant by the following statement: "The realities of this peasant world encourage not only the skills of a good farm wife, but the woman's ability to get her way with the men and to calculate her advantages, say, in remaining a widow."
7. The impostor went to great lengths to "become" Martin. Do you think this is evidence that his goal was to do more than collect an inheritance? Explain your answer.
8. In Chapter 6, what did the impostor do to elevate the Guerre family's status?
9. The idea that Martin and Bertrande were "bewitched," is a laughable conclusion today. What is a more logical explanation for Martin and Bertrande's inability to consummate their marriage?
10. In Chapter 4, what specific similarities does the author point out about Martin and the impostor?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Do you think Bertrande and the impostor, Arnaud, ever talked about who he really was or do you think Bertrande preferred not to admit she knew the impostor was not Martin, even to the impostor? Back up your position with information from the book.
Essay Topic 2
The author writes about Judge Jean de Coras' feelings about Arnaud du Tihl, stating "There was something not only profoundly wrong but also profoundly right about the invented marriage of the new Martin and Bertrande de Rols." What do you think of this statement? We know how it was wrong, but how was it right? Do you agree with Coras' feelings?
Essay Topic 3
The author implies that more innocent changes, such as the Guerre's name change, are in some ways equivalent to what the impostor, Arnaud, did when he changed his identity. Do you agree with this implication? Why or why not?
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