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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. What is Charles Langelet doing when he is introduced in Chapter 7?
(a) He is loading clothes in his car.
(b) He is packing his valuable possessions.
(c) He is cooking a large dinner.
(d) He is calling his friends to find a place to stay.

2. After running away from the fight at the Allier River, who does Hubert meet?
(a) Philippe.
(b) Arlette Corail.
(c) Lucile Angellier.
(d) Gabriel Corte.

3. What does Hortense call Gabriel Corte?
(a) A genius.
(b) A whiner.
(c) A fool.
(d) A madman.

4. What does Hubert decide he wants to do concerning the impending invasion of the Germans?
(a) He wants to hide in his room until it's over.
(b) He wants to leave the city.
(c) He wants to take his family to safety.
(d) He wants to stay and fight them.

5. What happens while the Michauds are waiting to take a train to Tours?
(a) The train station is bombed.
(b) They find their son among the wounded soldiers.
(c) They are told they can return to Paris.
(d) Jeanne Michaud becomes very ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city does the novel open?

2. What are the names of the young women that are nursing Jean-Marie Michaud back to health?

3. What do Gabriel and Florence find when they reach Tours?

4. Where is the elder Monsieur Pericand taken when he is found after the Pericands flee the burning village?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the atmosphere of Paris and among its citizens in Chapters 5 and 6?

2. What has Hubert Pericand decided to do concerning the war and why?

3. What is the status of Jean-Marie Michauds health in Chapter 24?

4. What happens between Charles Langelet and the young couple he meets on the road?

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

6. Describe the character of Charlotte Pericand.

7. Why is Father Philippe Pericand torn by his feelings about the boys he is caring for?

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

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

10. What more is revealed about Charlotte Pericand in Chapter 21?

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