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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. How is Charles Langelet "scandalized" in Chapter 22?
(a) He sees a man walking with no clothes on.
(b) A refugee tries to steal his watch.
(c) He realizes how many people are uncultured.
(d) He has to give a ride to a prostitute.

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

3. What does a passing soldier offer to Florence?
(a) A bowl of soup.
(b) A sum of money.
(c) A loaf of bread.
(d) A flower.

4. Where does Jeanne Michaud lead the stray children who are separated from their mothers?
(a) The schoolyard.
(b) The train station.
(c) The cathedral.
(d) The park.

5. Where are the young couple that Charles Langlet meets headed?
(a) Bergerac.
(b) Paris.
(c) Marseilles.
(d) Tours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a thief steal from Gabriel and Florence?

2. When Hubert finally awakens, after falling asleep in Arlette Corail's room, what terrifies him?

3. Where is Philippe Pericand's parish?

4. What does Hubert decide he wants to do concerning the impending invasion of the Germans?

5. After running out of fuel, why is Charles Langelet afraid to leave his car?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Michauds.

2. What does Philippe Pericand volunteer to do when the citizens of Paris begin to evacuate the city?

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

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

5. How does Charles Langelet feel about his fellow refugees? Why?

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

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

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

9. What are Philippe Pericand's feelings toward the children of the Children's Home?

10. Describe Gabriel Corte's attitude about the migration of refugees.

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