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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Good Old Days.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Angel write his letter to?
(a) His mother.
(b) His lover.
(c) His wife.
(d) His friend.

2. What couldn't Esperanza believe the French would do to their own soldiers?
(a) Refuse to follow direct orders.
(b) Throw them over the top of a trench to be killed.
(c) Order them to kill their commrades.
(d) Allow them to be killed by firing squad.

3. How does Mathilde gain information about Mariette's whereabouts?
(a) She writes to the priest who married them.
(b) She goes to visit her in Paris.
(c) She goes back to visit Esperanza.
(d) She talks to her young son, Baptistin.

4. Who promised to protect Manech for as long as he could?
(a) Eskimo.
(b) Six-Soux.
(c) Common Law.
(d) The Man.

5. What wish does Captain Favourier speak of in his letter?
(a) The wish that he had ignored orders.
(b) The wish to get orders to collect the men.
(c) The wish Esperanza forget everything that was done.
(d) The wish that he will be forgiven for what he did.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was this novel made into a French film?

2. Why is Mathilde unable to walk?

3. Why did Esperanza write Manech's letter?

4. What is Bastoche's nickname?

5. Which character was an orphan and married an orphan?

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