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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. How old was Martin's wife believed to be at the time of marriage?
2. At what age was Martin suspect to have married?
3. Where were court cases heard for Artigat villagers and other area villagers?
4. What did the village shoemaker say about the impostor's feet?
5. Bertrande, like most women of her time, took on traditional female work, such as house work, crafting, spinning thread, and baking bread. What other work did women do at the time?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why was France on the verge of a religious civil war?
2. 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."
3. After Pierre began accusing the impostor of being an impostor, what criminal course of action did Pierre take?
4. List some of the ways the impostor prepared to pass himself off as Martin.
5. How was the Guerre's home village of Hendaye and their new village, Artigat, the same?
6. In Chapter 3, Bertrande described her life in thirds. What three titles did she give to each third?
7. In Chapter 4, what specific differences does the author point out about Martin and the impostor?
8. 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?
9. 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?
10. In Chapter 6, what did the impostor do to elevate the Guerre family's status?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The judges were about to find Arnaud not guilty when Martin returned. Based on what you know about the characters, place and time of this story, make predictions about what might have happened if Martin had not returned? Consider how Bertrande would have responded, as well as Pierre. What would Arnaud have done next? Would he have escalated his demands for records and land?
Essay Topic 2
Protestants believed marriage was between the couple who considered themselves married and God and supported the act of divorce if it was necessary. Catholics supported arranged marriages and did not believe in divorce. The author speculates that Bertrande and the impostor, Arnaud, converted to the Protestant faith. Do you think the Protestant views had any effect on Bertrande's and the impostor's beliefs about marriage? Do you think they felt the religion absolved them of guilt?
Essay Topic 3
How does the setting contribute to the internal and external conflicts of the stories main characters?
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