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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 does Florence share with the maid and the driver of their car?
(a) Water.
(b) Sandwiches.
(c) Blankets.
(d) Wine.

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

3. What makes Hortense cry with pain in her heart?
(a) The rumor that the Germans marched into Paris.
(b) The fact that Gabriel Corte ignores her.
(c) The intense hunger pangs she feels from lack of food.
(d) The news of the death of her father.

4. What does Jules Blanc tell Florence during their telephone conversation?
(a) The French have defeated the Germans.
(b) The Germans have crossed the Seine.
(c) He has a new job for her.
(d) The Germans have occupied Paris.

5. What disease did Philippe Pericand have?
(a) Small Pox.
(b) Shingles.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Tuberculosis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens while the Michauds are waiting to take a train to Tours?

2. What is the profession of Gabriel Corte?

3. What thoughts are bothering Jean-Marie Michaud?

4. What couple is introduced in Chapter 5?

5. Why can't Hubert help in the fighting at the Allier River?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the character of Charlotte Pericand.

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

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

6. Describe the character of Charles Langelet.

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

8. Why do the orphans turn on Father Philippe so violently?

9. Describe the character of Arlette Corail.

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

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