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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 is Judge Jean de Coras' home?

2. Of the many arguments made about the people involved in the Martin Guerre case, what argument was made about Bernarde du Tilh?

3. What was the punishment for impersonating another person?

4. Who intervened when Martin got upset about the situation?

5. How did the impostor's brothers respond when asked to come to the court to testify?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Bertrande's testimony the most important? Why didn't the judges consider she might lie?

2. Why does Coras describe Martin's arrival, "Like a miracle."

3. When questioned in court during the second trial what did the impostor do that convinced the judges of his innocence?

4. Why did the impostor ask the judge to move Bertrande away from Pierre in Chapter 7?

5. Coras was a romantic. Give an example of one of his romantic gestures.

6. Why did Coras find the impostor remarkable even after having been fooled by him?

7. The author says Montainge was too hard on Coras. Why?

8. What did Martin say when Bertrande said everyone was fooled by the impostor?

9. Given that three people said they recognized the impostor even after he'd been living with Bertrande, do you think he would have eventually been exposed?

10. Why wouldn't a confession from the impostor be enough to prove his guilt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What images does the author use to create a sense of the time the story takes place in? How do these images help the reader create a picture of Artigat in their minds?

Essay Topic 2

Considering the three main characters (Martin, Bertrande, and the impostor, Arnaud) who do you find the most fascinating? Which one of these three do you think was the most complex? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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