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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what does the young girl of the house do that soothes the soldier?
(a) She plays his favorite song on the piano.
(b) She sings folk songs to him.
(c) She writes a letter to his mother for him.
(d) She puts fresh cherries next to his cheek.

2. Where do Father Philippe and the boys camp for the night?
(a) On the lawn of a large chateau.
(b) By the cottage of a local farmer.
(c) By the stream where they fish.
(d) Off the side of the road to Tours.

3. What character is introduced in Chapter 3?
(a) Charlotte Pericand.
(b) Lucile Angellier.
(c) Charles Langelet.
(d) Gabriel Corte.

4. What dangerous area is Father Philippe Pericand trying to avoid?
(a) Tours.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Marseilles.
(d) Loire.

5. How do the Pericands get to the train station in Saint-Georges?
(a) They drive in their car.
(b) They walk, taking turns carrying their possessions.
(c) They pay a man with a donkey and cart.
(d) They borrow bicycles from the townspeople.

6. What does Hubert decide he wants to do concerning the impending invasion of the Germans?
(a) He wants to leave the city.
(b) He wants to take his family to safety.
(c) He wants to hide in his room until it's over.
(d) He wants to stay and fight them.

7. What institute does the Pericand family contribute money to?
(a) The Children's Home for unfortunate children.
(b) The art museum of Paris.
(c) The French national music school.
(d) The Paris prison.

8. What have the traveling refugees begun to do in Chapter 19?
(a) Flee further into the countryside.
(b) Return to Paris.
(c) Side with the Germans.
(d) Make new homes.

9. Which material possessions does Charlotte Pericand forget after fleeing the burning village?
(a) The linens.
(b) The jewelry.
(c) The family's silver.
(d) Her fur coat.

10. What has Jules done concerning Gabriel Corte?
(a) Stolen a basket of food from him.
(b) Given him directions to a hotel.
(c) Asked for his autograph.
(d) Sold him a can of petrol.

11. Who does Jeanne Michaud often thinks she sees on her way to Tours?
(a) German troops.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her son.
(d) Her mother.

12. What happens while the Michauds are waiting to take a train to Tours?
(a) They find their son among the wounded soldiers.
(b) The train station is bombed.
(c) They are told they can return to Paris.
(d) Jeanne Michaud becomes very ill.

13. What thoughts are bothering Jean-Marie Michaud?
(a) That he is in the middle of nowhere.
(b) Childhood memories.
(c) Memories of the recent past.
(d) Lack of knowledge of his parents' safety.

14. What does the hotel room that Gabriel Corte refuses to take look out on?
(a) The highway.
(b) A petrol depot.
(c) A church.
(d) A school.

15. Where does Gabriel Corte end up sleeping after he refuses his hotel room?
(a) At a friend's house.
(b) On the grass outside.
(c) In another room.
(d) In his car.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has a fondness for champagne and fruit?

2. Why can't Hubert help in the fighting at the Allier River?

3. Who will evacuate the children of the Children's Home in place of the director?

4. Where is Philippe Pericand's parish?

5. How does Madame Pericand speak to her son, Hubert?

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