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A Very Long Engagement | Quiz

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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)

5.
10.
28.
14.
2)

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

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

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

Veronique Passavant.
Celestin Poux.
Benjamin Gordes.
Captain Favourier.
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 cursed and shot at each other frequently.
So bad that they refused to talk to each other.
So bad that he requested a transfer so he wasn't fighting with Eskimo.
So bad that they tried to kill each other.
6)

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

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

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

Friday.
Wednesday.
Saturday.
Monday.
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.
Veronique Passavant.
Pierre Marie.
Tima Lambardi.
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 would like to meet with with Mathilde immediately.
She no longer loves Eskimo and doesn't want to talk about him.
A woman told her that Eskimo was thrown over the trench.
Eskimo told her he planned on shooting himself in the hand.
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 meet with Tina.
To try and find a clue as to where Manech is living.
To talk with the private investigator.
13)

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

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

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

Jean Desrochelles.
Biscuit.
Benoit.
Benjamin Gordes.
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 were accurate.
The events that Esperanza described were an exaggeration.
The events that Esperanza described could not have happened because there was no trench.
The events that Esperanza described did not happen.
16)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Guillotine.
Suicide.
Murder.
Illness.
23)

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

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

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

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

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

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