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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why couldn't Bertrande end her marriage and remarry?
(a) It was not allowed by the laws of the Catholic church.
(b) Sanxi would not let her.
(c) Pierre would not let her.
(d) Her child would lose his/her inheritance.

2. Which of the following was a probable incentive for the impostor to impersonate Martin?
(a) A bigger inheritance.
(b) He wanted Martin's clothes.
(c) He wanted to hurt Bertrande.
(d) He wanted to steal from Pierre.

3. The real Martin was ______________ when he was younger.
(a) Short and thin.
(b) Tall and thin.
(c) Short and stocky.
(d) Tall and stocky.

4. Where was the village the Guerre family moved from?
(a) Fiox in the French province of Languedoc.
(b) Rieux in Spain.
(c) Artigat in the French province of Languedoc.
(d) Basque country near the border of the Kingdom of Spain

5. How many years was the real Martin gone from Artigat before he returned home?
(a) Six years.
(b) Fourteen years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Twelve years.

Short Answer Questions

1. The beginning of Chapter 5 found the impostor on his way home, but taking his time about it. Where was he temporarily living?

2. Why couldn't Martin and his wife conceive a baby?

3. What year did the impostor make his entrance into Bertrande's life?

4. What physical evidence was there that the impostor could not be Martin?

5. What disease was Arnaud believed to be recovering from when he met Bertrande?

Short Essay Questions

1. If passing soldiers in Hendaye were somehow ruining the land, why would that affect the Guerres?

2. The idea that Martin and Bertrande were "bewitched," is a laughable conclusion today. What is a more logical explanation for Martin and Bertrande's inability to consummate their marriage?

3. In Chapter 6, what did the impostor do to elevate the Guerre family's status?

4. Women in the 1500's lived a somewhat oppressed existence. They were not included in family or village decisions. Their importance was recognized in their ability to work the fields or do housework and raise children. List one way women are the same today and one way they are different.

5. What ways does the author describe other cases of people taking a false identity?

6. Why does the author say the impostor was so easily accepted?

7. Why was France on the verge of a religious civil war?

8. If the Guerre's home village of Hendaye and their new village, Artigat, were the same, why did the Guerres move?

9. After Pierre began accusing the impostor of being an impostor, what criminal course of action did Pierre take?

10. The impostor went to great lengths to "become" Martin. Do you think this is evidence that his goal was to do more than collect an inheritance? Explain your answer.

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