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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Mahogany Box.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Daniel Esperanza dying from?
(a) Trench illness.
(b) Spanish Flu.
(c) Wounds sustained in war.
(d) Consumption.

2. How many men does Pierre-Marie tell Esperanza were condemned to death after being convicted of self-mutilation?
(a) 28.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 14.

3. Which of the following characters is probably thinking about his fiance as he is walking with the others?
(a) Cornflower.
(b) Eskimo.
(c) Common Law.
(d) Angel.

4. Which of the following is one of the things Mathilde was told in the letter she received from Passavant?
(a) She would like to meet with with Mathilde immediately.
(b) A woman told her that Eskimo was thrown over the trench.
(c) She no longer loves Eskimo and doesn't want to talk about him.
(d) Eskimo told her he planned on shooting himself in the hand.

5. Where does Mathilde keep her papers where she organizes her thoughts?
(a) In the wedding trousseau she prepared for Manech.
(b) In a mahogany box Manech gave her.
(c) Under pillow as she slept and dreamed about Manech.
(d) In the personal journal Manech gave her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Manech wear as he walks with the others?

2. What is Bastoche's nickname?

3. Why did Cornflower try to eat tainted meat?

4. What does Mathilde do after she reads all of the letters?

5. How old is Mathilde at this point in the novel?

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