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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did neighborhood boys tease Martin and his wife?
(a) They trampled Martin's flowers.
(b) They threw rocks at Martin's house.
(c) They dressed up as girls and danced in front of Martin's home.
(d) They followed Martin and laughed at him.

2. Why didn't Bertrande end her marriage?
(a) She needed to be a Guerre.
(b) She still loved Martin.
(c) She wanted her son to get his inheritance.
(d) She wanted to make her mother mad.

3. What example does the author give of other people who have taken a false identity?
(a) Actors in a play.
(b) House burgulars.
(c) Kids in Halloween costumes.
(d) Carnival participants.

4. What three things does the author say Bertrande did while she Martin was away?
(a) She learned to read, raised her son, and played with Martin's sisters.
(b) She worked, raised her son, and waited.
(c) She spun thread, raised her son, and waited.
(d) She did crafts, played with Martin's sisters, and raised her son.

5. What did Martin and his wife name their child?
(a) Bernarde.
(b) Pierre.
(c) Arnaud.
(d) Sanxi.

6. Instead of considering Martin and Bertrande's problem as a medical condition, villagers believed they were ______.
(a) Lazy.
(b) Infertile.
(c) Unhappy.
(d) Bewitched.

7. What physical evidence was there that the impostor could not be Martin?
(a) Martin had a wooden leg.
(b) Martin had a wooden arm.
(c) Martin had a glass eye.
(d) Martin was missing a finger.

8. What was the main reason suspected for Martin's sudden disappearance?
(a) He was bored.
(b) He was not in love with Bertrande and wanted to leave.
(c) Having a baby was too much for him and he wanted to leave.
(d) He was accused of stealing grain by his father.

9. At what age was Martin suspect to have married?
(a) Twenty-two years old.
(b) Ten years old.
(c) Fourteen years old.
(d) Twelve years old.

10. What battle were both Martin and the impostor said to have fought in?
(a) Artigat.
(b) Flanders.
(c) Sajas.
(d) Picardy.

11. How many children did Arnaud and Betrande produce?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

12. What language did the impostor try to learn in order to make his story more convincing?
(a) French.
(b) Italian.
(c) Basque.
(d) Spanish.

13. In the beginning of Bertrande's marriage, she spent her free time ___________________.
(a) Playing kickball with neighbors.
(b) Playing with Martin's sisters.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Knitting mittens.

14. Who do Bertrande and Martin name their baby boy after?
(a) Bernarde's father.
(b) Martin's uncle.
(c) Martin's father.
(d) Martin.

15. The family of Martin's wife paid a __________ for Bertrande to marry Martin.
(a) Dowry.
(b) Fee.
(c) Ransom.
(d) Million yen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take the family to get to their new home?

2. Only one of the children the impostor and Bertrande produced lived. What was this child's name?

3. What new language is Martin believed to have learned after leaving home?

4. The impostor was able to impersonate Martin so convincingly because of his ability to _____.

5. With what does Martin's impostor threaten Pierre when he doesn't get his way?

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