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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. During their walk on the footpath in the woods, what does one of the boys do that disturbs Father Philippe?
(a) Tramples some flowers.
(b) Picks a fight with another boy.
(c) Kills a lizard.
(d) Calls Father Philippe a name.

2. Who has a fondness for champagne and fruit?
(a) Philippe Pericand.
(b) Hubert Pericand.
(c) Charles Langelet.
(d) Gabriel Corte.

3. Why can't the director of the Children's Home evacuate the children from Paris?
(a) He is in the hospital.
(b) He is afraid to leave Paris.
(c) He has to attend to his sick wife.
(d) He has resigned his position.

4. What is the profession of Gabriel Corte?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Business.
(c) Writing.
(d) Teaching.

5. When the first German arrives on a motorcycle at the village where Arlette Corail is staying, what surprises the women?
(a) That the German is unarmed.
(b) How handsome the German is.
(c) How young the German is.
(d) That the German is riding a motorcycle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the director of the Children's Home compared to in his description?

2. How does Charles Langelet feel about the young couple that he meets?

3. In Chapter 2, what does the father tell the mother that the family must do?

4. What makes Hortense cry with pain in her heart?

5. Why is Arlette Corail interested in Hubert Pericand?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the feeling of the townspeople when the Germans finally arrive in the town where Arlette Corail is staying?

2. Describe the feelings of Hubert Pericand about the war between Germany and France.

3. In the opening of the novel, what is happening in Paris and what are the attitudes of the citizens?

4. Describe the Pericand's charity in Chapter 10 and why it comes to an abrupt stop.

5. What does Hubert find when he arrives to join in the fight on the Allier River?

6. Describe the character of Charlotte Pericand.

7. What does Jeanne Michaud see while on the road to Tours that makes her cry and why does it affect her?

8. How does Charlotte Pericand treat her father-in-law and why?

9. What is Maurice Michaud's view of the migration and his feelings regarding his situation?

10. Describe the character of Charles Langelet.

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