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

2. What is Arlette Corail concerned that it will be difficult to obtain?
(a) American makeup.
(b) A new boyfriend.
(c) French perfume.
(d) Money.

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

4. What are the names of the young women that are nursing Jean-Marie Michaud back to health?
(a) Lucile and Arlette.
(b) Lucile and Madeleine.
(c) Lucile and Cecile.
(d) Madeleine and Cecile.

5. Where is the elder Monsieur Pericand taken when he is found after the Pericands flee the burning village?
(a) A church.
(b) The train station.
(c) The home of an old widow.
(d) A nursing home.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what does the young girl of the house do that soothes the soldier?

2. What dangerous area is Father Philippe Pericand trying to avoid?

3. At the beginning of the novel, what are the citizens waking up to prepare for?

4. What does Phillipe do for a living?

5. Who is Florence?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the character of Gabriel Corte.

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

6. According to the conversation between Hortense, Jules, and Aline, what are their feelings toward the rich?

7. Describe the scene in the town where Gabriel Corte has refused a room.

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

9. Describe the scene between Corbin and the Michauds concerning their voyage to Tours. What does Corbin threaten the Michauds with if they do not meet him in Tours?

10. Describe the Michauds.

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