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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. Which of the following characters is from Paris?

2. Why did Mr. Leprince write to Mathilde?

3. Where does Mathilde go to meet Elodies Gordes?

4. Which of the following characters is probably thinking about his fiance as he is walking with the others?

5. Who does Six-Soux send his letter to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Corporal Urbain tell Juliette about her son's death?

2. What does Mathilde believe happened after Gordes had been killed?

3. When Esperanza chose his ten men, how long had they been traveling?

4. How did Madam Conte describe Valentina and what insight did she provide about Valentina's childhood?

5. How does the first meeting between Mathilde and Elodie Gordes go and what does Elodie promise Mathilde?

6. How did Mrs. Desrochelles react when she was told her son was killed in the war?

7. Why was Bastoche in the trench and what really happened?

8. Who has the strangest letter and what does it talk about?

9. What does the letter Pire sends to Mathilde later tell her about Manech?

10. What did the Newfoundland soldiers do with the dead?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mathilde was physically disabled. What part did this information play in the novel? Do you think it was important? Why or why not? Do you believe this story would have changed had Mathilde not been in a wheelchair? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Do you think Tina was justified in killing the officers? Why or why not? Was Tina's punishment justified considering the actions she committed? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate the author's use of flashbacks in the novel. Was this technique well used? Why or why not? Do flashbacks enhance or detract from the story? Why do you feel this way?

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