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A Very Long Engagement Quiz

Sebastien Japrisot
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A Very Long Engagement Quiz

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1)

How many men does Pierre-Marie tell Esperanza were condemned to death after being convicted of self-mutilation? (from Queen Victoria's Tuppence)

14.
28.
5.
10.
2)

At what time of day did the Newfoundland soldiers arrive at Bingo? (from Monday Morning)

1:00 pm.
4:00 pm.
10:00 am.
8:00 am.
3)

Who writes to Mathilde in January of 1920? (from The Mahogany Box)

Celestin Poux.
Veronique Passavant.
Captain Favourier.
Benjamin Gordes.
4)

How many many men were convicted of self-mutilation according to Pierre-Marie? (from Queen Victoria's Tuppence)

5.
14.
10.
28.
5)

How bad was the falling out between Gordes and Eskimo according to Boisseau? (from The Mahogany Box)

So bad that they tried to kill each other.
So bad that they refused to talk to each other.
So bad that they cursed and shot at each other frequently.
So bad that he requested a transfer so he wasn't fighting with Eskimo.
6)

What are Manech's first words to Mathilde? (from The Mimosas of Hossegor)

Where are you going?
Why aren't you outside?
You can't walk?
Come play with me?
7)

On what day of the week did they arrive? (from Monday Morning)

Friday.
Wednesday.
Monday.
Saturday.
8)

How do the soldiers bury the men? (from Monday Morning)

Separately.
In shallow graves.
Together.
In a newly made cemetary.
9)

Who does Mathilde think was the woman who visited the Eskimo's lover? (from The Woman on Loan)

Elodi Gordes.
Pierre Marie.
Tima Lambardi.
Veronique Passavant.
10)

Which of the following is one of the things Mathilde was told in the letter she received from Passavant? (from The Mahogany Box)

She no longer loves Eskimo and doesn't want to talk about him.
She would like to meet with with Mathilde immediately.
Eskimo told her he planned on shooting himself in the hand.
A woman told her that Eskimo was thrown over the trench.
11)

Why did Tina agree to be a prostitute? (from The Lovers of Belle de Mai)

It was the only work she could do.
Nino like the idea.
It was an exciting profession.
They needed the money.
12)

Why does Mathilde head to Somme? (from The Mimosas of Hossegor)

To see where Manech is buried.
To talk with the private investigator.
To try and find a clue as to where Manech is living.
To meet with Tina.
13)

Why did Elodie Gordes hire the private investigator? (from The Mahogany Box)

To understand the truth of that day at Bingo.
To find another clue to where her husband might be living.
To have her husband declared legally dead.
To find her long lost lover.
14)

What name is Manech now known as? (from The Sunflowers at the End of the World)

Benjamin Gordes.
Jean Desrochelles.
Benoit.
Biscuit.
15)

What was Pierre-Marie's opinion of the events that Esperanza said happened at the trench Bingo after he completed his research? (from Queen Victoria's Tuppence)

The events that Esperanza described could not have happened because there was no trench.
The events that Esperanza described were an exaggeration.
The events that Esperanza described were accurate.
The events that Esperanza described did not happen.
16)

Who called Sylvain? (from The Other Side of No-Man's-Land)

Pierre-Marie.
Spires.
Poux.
Manech.
17)

What did Benoit hear someone yell as the shelling continued? (from The Sunflowers at the End of the World)

Gordes was also still alive.
Manech was still alive.
Eskimo was dead.
French soldiers yelling shit.
18)

How long does Poux stay with Mathilde? (from The Terror of the Armies)

A few hours.
A long time.
One full day.
A week.
19)

What does Mathilde ask of her father that he agrees to? (from Lieutenant-General Byng at Twilight)

To help her gain a new identity.
To press charges against Julliette.
To try and save Manech.
To let her move near Milly-La-Forte.
20)

Why does the sergeant think things were taken from the bodies? (from Monday Morning)

To be able to survive.
To prove identity.
As souvenirs.
To sell for food.
21)

Why does Germain say he will find Poux for no extra cost? (from The Woman on Loan)

He wants to prove himself.
He knwos where he is hiding.
He loves Mathilde.
He already was paid to find Poux.
22)

How was Tina killed? (from The Other Side of No-Man's-Land)

Suicide.
Illness.
Guillotine.
Murder.
23)

How long after their engagement does Manech leave for the war? (from The Mimosas of Hossegor)

About three weeks.
The very next day.
Almost a month.
Less than a week.
24)

Who contacted Pierre-Marie? (from The Other Side of No-Man's-Land)

Tina's lawyer.
Tins'a mother.
Sylvain.
The executioner.
25)

Who does Sylvain go to visit? (from Queen Victoria's Tuppence)

Celestin Poux.
Jean-Baptiste Santini.
Mariette Notre-Dame.
Urbain Chardolot.
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