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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why were there no pictures of Martin to compare to the impostor?
2. How long did it take the family to get to their new home?
3. At what age was Martin suspect to have married?
4. Arnaud became successful at trading agriculture and ________.
5. What was the outcome of Martin's wound?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the author say the impostor was so easily accepted?
2. How did Martin's years of impotence benefit Bertrande?
3. What is meant by the following statement: "The realities of this peasant world encourage not only the skills of a good farm wife, but the woman's ability to get her way with the men and to calculate her advantages, say, in remaining a widow."
4. How have Catholic views changed today? How are they the same?
5. In Chapter 3, Bertrande described her life in thirds. What three titles did she give to each third?
6. How was the Guerre's home village of Hendaye and their new village, Artigat, the same?
7. Bertrande easily accepted the impostor as Martin. She is reported to have said "They passed the time like two married people." If she knew the impostor was a fake, why would she put up with him? Do you think it's possible Bertrande fell in love with the impostor?
8. Why was France on the verge of a religious civil war?
9. Why would being Protestant help the impostor and Bertrande's case?
10. The author speculates in Chapter 4 that the impostor and Martin could have met during the war, but notes that in his confession, the impostor denied having met Martin. What do you think? Could they have met or was the impostor telling the truth? Explain your answers.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Judge Jean de Coras' "Arrest Memorable" much is made about the fact that he did not include the fact that both Bertrande and Pierre were imprisoned during the second trial. Given that we know very little about why they were jailed, and that Coras was there and should know, why do you think he left that part out of his book?
Essay Topic 2
Why do you think the impostor, Arnaud, protected Bertrande's involvement in the deception even in his last minute confession? What does this say about Arnaud? Does this act make him honorable to some degree?
Essay Topic 3
What images does the author use to create a sense of the time the story takes place in? How do these images help the reader create a picture of Artigat in their minds?
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