View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Search for the Father, School.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was standing in the corridor of the Saint-Brieuc train 40 years after Henri and Lucie had their child?
(a) A man.
(b) A soldier.
(c) The Arab.
(d) A priest.

2. What year did Lucie say she was born?
(a) 1892.
(b) She didn't know when she was born.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1885.

3. What happened when Jacques told his mother and grandmother that he had a chance at getting a higher education?
(a) They took him out to dinner.
(b) They hugged him.
(c) They said he had to work.
(d) They laughed at him.

4. What does Jacques think about Henri's early death?
(a) He thinks it's tragic.
(b) He is sad when thinking about the joys in life that Henri missed.
(c) He thinks he was spared suffering.
(d) He thinks that's what one deserves when he goes off to war.

5. What was Jacques' punishment for the fight he was in?
(a) He was whipped.
(b) He had to stay in the corner and miss recess.
(c) He was suspended from school.
(d) He was sent home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Jacques walk to school with?

2. Why did he like his small town?

3. Where was Henri's family from?

4. How did Henri feel about some of the actions he saw in the war?

5. What was Jacques like with his mother?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 284 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample