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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. Who was the only man not to answer to his name according to Captain Favourier's letter?

2. What decision does Therese make that she believes Six-Soux would approve of?

3. Which of the following characters was a private investigator who offered Mathilde his services?

4. What year is it when Mathilde receives the letter from the dying man?

5. What question did Germain Pier's letter answer for Mathilde?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Veronique Passavant tell Mathilde about Eskimo?

2. What confuses the priest about Mathilde's question?

3. What did Valentina tell Madam Conte about Nino and what did she say about revenge?

4. Who tells Mathilde that Manech has been killed?

5. What does Little Louis tell Mathilde about Eskimo and Veronique?

6. How do Sylvain and Benedicte feel about Manech and why do they feel this way?

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

8. What happens when Manech tells Mathilde that he has to leave soon for war?

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

10. What information did Poux have about the Eskimo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the main theme for this novel? How did the theme develop throughout the many chapters? Was the theme well-developed? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Thinking about how Mathilde decoded the letter, do you think her strategy was solid? Could there be another strategy? If yes, what would you try? If no, why do you feel that way?

Essay Topic 3

How do think the relationship between Manech and Mathilde will progress? Do you think they will pick up where they left off? Why or why not?

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