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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. Who may have helped Bertrande during the time she was alone?
(a) Bertrande's mother.
(b) Pierre.
(c) Martin's sisters.
(d) Jean de Coras.

2. Where were court cases heard for Artigat villagers and other area villagers?
(a) Sajas.
(b) Artigat.
(c) Foix.
(d) Rieux.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Pierre originally become angry with Martin's impostor?

2. Who met the impostor first?

3. Why did Bertrande and the impostor stay at the inn instead of going home right away?

4. How old was Martin's wife believed to be at the time of marriage?

5. How was Bertrande's life affected by Martin's disappearance and the scandal?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why would being Protestant help the impostor and Bertrande's case?

3. List some of the ways the impostor prepared to pass himself off as Martin.

4. Why do you think the DaGuerres shortened their name to Guerre?

5. How was the Guerre's home village of Hendaye and their new village, Artigat, the same?

6. How did Martin's name possibly contribute to his decision to disappear?

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

8. 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.

9. In Chapter 3, the author wrote Bertrande was independent. List three examples that support this claim.

10. We know very little about why Martin left his family and disappeared. Why do you think he decided to leave?

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