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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 22 and 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Nicholas reluctant to speak or think about?
(a) Conchis.
(b) Alison.
(c) Teaching.
(d) His Students.

2. Which of the following terms describes how Conchis saved his own life and got out of France?
(a) Duplicitous means.
(b) Honorably discharged.
(c) Leaving the war without permission.
(d) Wounded in action.

3. Nicholas' favorite spot on the island is also one that is which of the following?
(a) Well populated.
(b) Forest dense.
(c) On the beach.
(d) Isolated.

4. What does Nicholas think Conchis might be?
(a) Criminal.
(b) Transvestite.
(c) Divine being.
(d) Scholar.

5. When did Conchis experience the joys of simple sensation?
(a) When he returned safely from the battles.
(b) When he watched his friends die.
(c) When he posed as a corpse.
(d) When he was wounded in battle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following terms best describes how Nicholas feels about his experiences at the school so far?

2. Which of the following does Conchis say about the odds of survival?

3. How does Conchis respond when Nicholas apologizes?

4. What would happen if Nicholas lost the game of chance Conchis proposed?

5. When did conversation between Nicholas and Conchis become particularly difficult?

(see the answer key)

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