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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. Where was the village the Guerre family moved from?
2. Martin is believed to have ended up in the army where he fought in and won a crucial battle. Which of the following is a battle Martin fought in?
3. What was the main reason suspected for Martin's sudden disappearance?
4. Martin's impostor was _________________.
5. How old was Martin's wife when he disappeared?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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."
2. Why is it symbolic that Martin loses his leg in war?
3. Why do you think the DaGuerres shortened their name to Guerre?
4. How did Martin's years of impotence benefit Bertrande?
5. In Chapter 3, the author wrote Bertrande was independent. List three examples that support this claim.
6. If passing soldiers in Hendaye were somehow ruining the land, why would that affect the Guerres?
7. How was the Guerre's home village of Hendaye and their new village, Artigat, the same?
8. If the Guerre's home village of Hendaye and their new village, Artigat, were the same, why did the Guerres move?
9. What fact does the author present that may give her reason to believe Sanxi had forgiven Martin before Sanxi died?
10. After Pierre began accusing the impostor of being an impostor, what criminal course of action did Pierre take?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In "The Return of Martin Guerre," there are several references to widows preferring to stay widows. The author seems to suggest that being a widow equals freedom for women in the 16th century. What evidence is presented in the book to support this theory? How were women more free without their husbands?
Essay Topic 2
In Judge Jean de Coras' "Arrest Memorable" much is made about the fact that he did not include the fact that both Bertrande and Pierre were imprisoned during the second trial. Given that we know very little about why they were jailed, and that Coras was there and should know, why do you think he left that part out of his book?
Essay Topic 3
How does the setting contribute to the internal and external conflicts of the stories main characters?
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